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OPERATORLESS PARTICLE PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS

  • US 20180356846A1
  • Filed: 05/07/2018
  • Published: 12/13/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for automatically aligning a microfluidic chip for a particle processing system, the method comprising:

  • receiving a microfluidic chip into a chip receptacle;

    illuminating the microfluidic chip with a radiation source;

    detecting extinction signals;

    coarsely scanning the chip in a first-direction, a second-direction, or both the first and second-direction to generate extinction signals;

    determining a coarse slant angle based on a dimension determined from the coarse scanning and a known dimension of the microfluidic chip;

    rotating the microfluidic chip by the negative of the coarse slant angle;

    finely scanning the chip in a first-direction, a second-direction, or both the first- and second-direction to generate extinction signals;

    determining a fine slant angle based on a dimension determined from the fine scanning and a known dimension of the microfluidic chip; and

    rotating the microfluidic chip by the negative of the fine slant angle.

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