Method and Apparatus for Performing Biochemical Testing in a Microenvironment
First Claim
1. A micro-testing lab for performing tests on biochemical and synthetic materials comprising:
- a substrate forming the base material of the test lab;
a poly silicon layer formed over the substrate; and
a silicon dioxide layer deposited over the poly silicon layer, the poly silicon layer supporting a series of grooves, flow obstacles, and sensors for facilitating material flow, material separation, and material analysis;
characterized in that material is prepared in a preparation basin and introduced into a groove and propelled there through to at least one flow obstacle separating different molecules of the material to be tested and wherein upon separation, at least one sensor is utilized for performing analysis of the material.
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Abstract
A micro-testing lab for performing tests on biochemical and synthetic materials is provided. The testing lab includes a substrate forming the base material of the test lab; a poly silicon layer formed over the substrate; and a silicon dioxide layer deposited over the poly silicon layer, the poly silicon layer supporting a series of grooves, flow obstacles, and sensors for facilitating material flow, material separation, and material analysis. In a preferred embodiment, material is prepared in a preparation basin and introduced into a groove and propelled there through to at least one flow obstacle separating different molecules of the material to be tested and wherein upon separation, at least one sensor is utilized for performing analysis of the material. Also in preferred embodiments, the lab is field programmable and controllable through a control interface.
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29 Claims
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1. A micro-testing lab for performing tests on biochemical and synthetic materials comprising:
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a substrate forming the base material of the test lab; a poly silicon layer formed over the substrate; and a silicon dioxide layer deposited over the poly silicon layer, the poly silicon layer supporting a series of grooves, flow obstacles, and sensors for facilitating material flow, material separation, and material analysis; characterized in that material is prepared in a preparation basin and introduced into a groove and propelled there through to at least one flow obstacle separating different molecules of the material to be tested and wherein upon separation, at least one sensor is utilized for performing analysis of the material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A field-programmable system for testing and analyzing biochemical and synthetic materials comprising:
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a micro-testing lab having a substrate layer, a poly silicon layer and a silicon dioxide layer, the silicon dioxide layer including a series of grooves, flow obstacles, and sensors for facilitating material flow, material separation, and material analysis; a microprocessor having line access to the sensors and to a distributed system of electrodes embedded along the grooves, the electrodes adapted to urge the material through the grooves; a control-interface and display monitor having line access to the microprocessor for issuing commands to the processor related to programmable functions of the sensors and electrodes and for displaying test data; and at least one peripheral device having line access to the microprocessor and to the control-interface, the at least one device adapted to function in cooperation with at last one sensor according to trigger states; characterized in that a user operating the control-interface can program test criteria automate certain test procedures and compare test results in conjunction with a material test scenario conducted on the micro-testing lab. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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