Lab-on-chip system and method and apparatus for manufacturing and operating same
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1. A lab-on-chip system, comprising:
- a substrate;
at least a first micro-electrical-mechanical structure formed on at least a portion of the substrate, the first micro-electrical-mechanical structure operable to perform at least one physical action on at least one physical work product;
an antenna carried by the substrate;
a passive power circuit carried by the substrate and coupled to the antenna to wirelessly receive power thereby in the form of an electromagnetic field and coupled to provide power to operate at least the first micro-electrical-mechanical structure;
a controller carried by the substrate and communicatively coupled to control operation of at least the first micro-electrical-mechanical structure by executing a set of instructions; and
a communications circuit carried by the substrate and operable to wirelessly transmit data from and to the lab-on-chip system,wherein the instructions are receivable via the antenna and the communication circuit.
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Abstract
A lab-on-chip system comprises an antenna and a communications subsystem to wirelessly transmit information from the lab-on-chip system. The communications subsystem may also receive information, data or instructions from an off-chip system or device. The lab-on-chip system may comprise a passive power subsystem coupled to an antenna to wirelessly receive power in the form of an electromagnetic field, which provides electrical power derived therefrom to at least one other subsystem of the lab-on-chip system.
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44 Claims
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1. A lab-on-chip system, comprising:
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a substrate; at least a first micro-electrical-mechanical structure formed on at least a portion of the substrate, the first micro-electrical-mechanical structure operable to perform at least one physical action on at least one physical work product; an antenna carried by the substrate; a passive power circuit carried by the substrate and coupled to the antenna to wirelessly receive power thereby in the form of an electromagnetic field and coupled to provide power to operate at least the first micro-electrical-mechanical structure; a controller carried by the substrate and communicatively coupled to control operation of at least the first micro-electrical-mechanical structure by executing a set of instructions; and a communications circuit carried by the substrate and operable to wirelessly transmit data from and to the lab-on-chip system, wherein the instructions are receivable via the antenna and the communication circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A lab-on-chip system, comprising:
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a substrate; at least a first micro-electrical-mechanical structure formed on at least a portion of the substrate, the first micro-electrical-mechanical structure operable to perform at least one physical action on at least one physical work product; an antenna carried by the substrate; a controller carried by the substrate and communicatively coupled to control operation of at least the first micro-electrical-mechanical structure by executing a set of instructions; and a communications circuit carried by the substrate, the communications circuit coupled to the antenna and operable to wirelessly transmit information from and to the lab-on-chip system, wherein the instructions are receivable via the antenna and the communication circuit. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of operating a lab-on-chip system, the method comprising:
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wirelessly receiving an electromagnetic field at an antenna on a substrate; converting the wireless signal into electrical power; receiving instructions via the antenna and a communication circuit for a controller; and driving at least one micro-electrical-mechanical structure with the electrical power, wherein the at least one micro-electrical-mechanical structure is formed on the substrate. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of operating a lab-on-chip system;
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performing with a first micro-electrical-mechanical structure formed on a substrate at least one physical action on a work product; determining a physical characteristic of the physical work product; and wirelessly transmitting with an antenna carried on the substrate the determined information from the lab-on-chip system. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method of operating a lab-on-chip system, the method comprising:
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wirelessly receiving an electromagnetic field at an antenna; converting the wireless signal into electrical power; and using the electrical power to selectively apply respective electrical potentials to each of a plurality of electrodes to move a fluid component in a controlled manner. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A method of operating a lab-on-chip system the method comprising:
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determining at least one of an operating characteristic of a first micro-electrical-mechanical structure formed on a substrate or a physical characteristic of the physical work product; and storing the determined information in a memory carried by the substrate. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44)
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