Computer aided design method and system for developing a microfluidic system
First Claim
1. A method, using a computer system, for designing a microfluidic circuit schematic comprising a plurality of microfluidic component symbols associated with a plurality of microfluidic components, said method comprising:
- placing a first component symbol of said plurality of microfluidic component symbols on a schematic, wherein said first component symbol has associated functional information;
placing a second component symbol of said plurality of microfluidic component symbols on said schematic; and
connecting said first component symbol to said second component symbol.
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Abstract
The present invention generally relates to design automation techniques and more particularly to the design of customized microfluidic systems using a microfluidic computer aided design system. In one embodiment of the present invention the system includes a synthesis module for synthesizing software of a design into a component level description of the design. The design has a plurality of microfluidic components, and the component level description has symbols associated with the plurality of microfluidic components. The system further includes a design capture module, including a schematic entry tool, for placing and connecting the symbols on a schematic according to the design; and a functional analysis module for functionally simulating selected symbols of the schematic.
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1. A method, using a computer system, for designing a microfluidic circuit schematic comprising a plurality of microfluidic component symbols associated with a plurality of microfluidic components, said method comprising:
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placing a first component symbol of said plurality of microfluidic component symbols on a schematic, wherein said first component symbol has associated functional information;
placing a second component symbol of said plurality of microfluidic component symbols on said schematic; and
connecting said first component symbol to said second component symbol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for capturing a design of a microfluidic system using a computer aided design tool, said method comprising:
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placing a first symbol representing a first component of a plurality of microfluidic components on a schematic, said first component comprising a first fluid channel and a first control channel, said first symbol having related functional information;
placing on said schematic a second symbol representing a second component of said plurality of microfluidic components, said second component comprising a second fluid channel and a second control channel; and
connecting said first symbol to said second symbol. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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