Chip-holder for a micro-fluidic chip
First Claim
1. A chip-holder for holding a micro-fluidic chip comprising an opening, the chip-holder comprising:
- a process control device adapted to support control or monitoring of a chemical process in the micro-fluidic chip;
a printed circuit board adapted to provide electrical connection to the process control device; and
a fixer for detachably fixing the micro-fluidic chip in the chip-holder such that a surface of the micro-fluidic chip is adjacent to a surface of the printed circuit board;
wherein the process control device is a sensor or an actuator;
wherein the chip-holder is adapted such that the process control device and the micro-fluidic chip are directly and detachably coupled when the micro-fluidic chip is fixed in the chip-holder;
wherein the process control device is adapted such that the process control device is in a direct fluidic contact with the micro-fluidic chip via the opening of the micro-fluidic chip, when the micro-fluidic chip is fixed in the chip-holder;
wherein the process control device is a device chip attached to the printed circuit board;
wherein the chip holder comprises a sealing ring adapted to form a seal which is impermeable to a fluid in the micro-fluidic chip when a circumference of an opening in the surface of the micro-fluidic chip which is adjacent to the surface of the printed circuit board when the fixer fixes the micro-fluidic chip in the chip holder is in contact with the sealing ring, in order to form a fluid chamber bounded by the micro-fluidic chip, the sealing ring and at least one out of the printed circuit board and the process control device chip.
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Abstract
A chip-holder for holding a micro-fluidic chip has a fixer for detachably fixing the micro-fluidic chip in the chip-holder and at least one process control device configured to support control or monitoring of a chemical process in the micro-fluidic chip, wherein the chip-holder is configured such that the process control device and the micro-fluidic chip are directly and detachably coupled when the micro-fluidic chip is fixed in the chip-holder. Such a chip-holder brings along the advantage that the micro-fluidic chip can easily be removed and exchanged while the process control device can be reused. This reduces running costs of a chemical microreactor system drastically and allows for a very flexible usage of a chemical microreactor system.
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27 Claims
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1. A chip-holder for holding a micro-fluidic chip comprising an opening, the chip-holder comprising:
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a process control device adapted to support control or monitoring of a chemical process in the micro-fluidic chip; a printed circuit board adapted to provide electrical connection to the process control device; and a fixer for detachably fixing the micro-fluidic chip in the chip-holder such that a surface of the micro-fluidic chip is adjacent to a surface of the printed circuit board; wherein the process control device is a sensor or an actuator; wherein the chip-holder is adapted such that the process control device and the micro-fluidic chip are directly and detachably coupled when the micro-fluidic chip is fixed in the chip-holder; wherein the process control device is adapted such that the process control device is in a direct fluidic contact with the micro-fluidic chip via the opening of the micro-fluidic chip, when the micro-fluidic chip is fixed in the chip-holder; wherein the process control device is a device chip attached to the printed circuit board; wherein the chip holder comprises a sealing ring adapted to form a seal which is impermeable to a fluid in the micro-fluidic chip when a circumference of an opening in the surface of the micro-fluidic chip which is adjacent to the surface of the printed circuit board when the fixer fixes the micro-fluidic chip in the chip holder is in contact with the sealing ring, in order to form a fluid chamber bounded by the micro-fluidic chip, the sealing ring and at least one out of the printed circuit board and the process control device chip. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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