Method and system for microfluidic device and imaging thereof
First Claim
1. A microfluidic system, the system comprising:
- a rigid substrate material, the rigid substrate material having a surface region, the surface region being capable of acting as a handle substrate;
a deformable fluid layer coupled to the surface region;
one or more well regions formed in a first portion of the deformable fluid layer, the one or more well regions being capable of holding a fluid therein;
one or more channel regions formed in a second portion of the deformable fluid layer, the one or more channel regions being coupled to one or more of the well regions;
an active region formed in the deformable fluid layer, the active region including the one or more well regions;
a non-active region formed in the deformable fluid layer, the non-active region being formed outside of the first portion and the second portion;
a first fiducial marking formed within the non-active region and disposed in a spatial manner associated with at least one of the channel regions;
a second fiducial marking formed within the non-active region and disposed in a spatial manner associated with at least one of the well regions;
a control layer coupled to the fluid layer, the control layer including one or more control regions; and
a third fiducial marking formed within the control layer.
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Abstract
A biological substrate, e.g., microfluidic chip. The substrate includes a rigid substrate material, which has a surface region capable of acting as a handle substrate. The substrate also has a deformable fluid layer coupled to the surface region. One or more well regions are formed in a first portion of the deformable fluid layer and are capable of holding a fluid therein. The one or more channel regions are formed in a second portion of the deformable fluid layer and are coupled to one or more of the well regions. An active region is formed in the deformable fluid layer. At least three fiducial markings are formed within the non-active region and disposed in a spatial manner associated with at least one of the well regions. A control layer is coupled to the fluid layer.
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19 Claims
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1. A microfluidic system, the system comprising:
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a rigid substrate material, the rigid substrate material having a surface region, the surface region being capable of acting as a handle substrate; a deformable fluid layer coupled to the surface region; one or more well regions formed in a first portion of the deformable fluid layer, the one or more well regions being capable of holding a fluid therein; one or more channel regions formed in a second portion of the deformable fluid layer, the one or more channel regions being coupled to one or more of the well regions; an active region formed in the deformable fluid layer, the active region including the one or more well regions; a non-active region formed in the deformable fluid layer, the non-active region being formed outside of the first portion and the second portion; a first fiducial marking formed within the non-active region and disposed in a spatial manner associated with at least one of the channel regions; a second fiducial marking formed within the non-active region and disposed in a spatial manner associated with at least one of the well regions; a control layer coupled to the fluid layer, the control layer including one or more control regions; and a third fiducial marking formed within the control layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A microfluidic system, the system comprising:
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a substrate comprising a surface region; a deformable layer coupled to the surface of the substrate, the deformable layer being made of at least a thickness of first material; a control layer coupled to the deformable layer to form a sandwich structure including at least the substrate, the deformable layer and the control layer, the control layer being made of at least a thickness of second material; at least one fiducial marking provided within either the control layer or the deformable layer or the substrate, the fiducial marking being characterized by a visual pattern provided in a volume surrounded wholly or partially by at least the substrate, the first material, or the second material; and a fluid disposed within the open volume of the one fiducial marking, the fluid being characterized by a refractive index. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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