Method for feedback control of a microfluidic system
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1. A method for the feedback control of a microfluidic system, the method comprising:
- measuring an electrical characteristic of at least one position electrode of a microfluidic system with a meter of the microfluidic system, the microfluidic system including;
an analysis module with at least one micro-channel for receiving and transporting a bodily fluid sample;
at least one analyte sensor for measuring an analyte in the bodily fluid sample, each of the at least one analyte sensors being in operative communication with a micro-channel; and
the at least one position electrode, each of the at least one position electrodes in operative communication with at least one micro-channel;
a sampling module configured to extract the bodily fluid sample from a target site of a user'"'"'s body and transport the bodily fluid sample to the at least one micro-channel;
a meter configured for measuring an electrical characteristic of the at least one position electrode, the electrical characteristic being dependent on a position of the liquid sample in the micro-channel in operative communication with the at least one position electrode for which an electrical characteristic is measured; and
a feedback controller adapted to control the flow of bodily fluid sample through the microfluidic system based on the electrical characteristic measured by the meter; and
employing the feedback controller to control the flow of bodily fluid sample through the microfluidic system based on the electrical characteristic measured by the meter.
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Abstract
A method for the feedback control of a microfluidic system includes measuring an electrical characteristic (such as impedance or resistance) of a position electrode(s) of the microfluidic system with a meter of the microfluidic system. A feedback controller is then employed to control the flow of bodily fluid sample through the microfluidic system based on the electrical characteristic measured by the meter.
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1. A method for the feedback control of a microfluidic system, the method comprising:
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measuring an electrical characteristic of at least one position electrode of a microfluidic system with a meter of the microfluidic system, the microfluidic system including;
an analysis module with at least one micro-channel for receiving and transporting a bodily fluid sample;
at least one analyte sensor for measuring an analyte in the bodily fluid sample, each of the at least one analyte sensors being in operative communication with a micro-channel; and
the at least one position electrode, each of the at least one position electrodes in operative communication with at least one micro-channel;
a sampling module configured to extract the bodily fluid sample from a target site of a user'"'"'s body and transport the bodily fluid sample to the at least one micro-channel;
a meter configured for measuring an electrical characteristic of the at least one position electrode, the electrical characteristic being dependent on a position of the liquid sample in the micro-channel in operative communication with the at least one position electrode for which an electrical characteristic is measured; and
a feedback controller adapted to control the flow of bodily fluid sample through the microfluidic system based on the electrical characteristic measured by the meter; and
employing the feedback controller to control the flow of bodily fluid sample through the microfluidic system based on the electrical characteristic measured by the meter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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