Controller for microfluidic large-scale integration

Microfluidic devices with integrated valves provide precise, programmable fluid handling platforms for high-throughput biological or chemical assays. However, setting up the infrastructure to control such platforms often requires specific engineering expertise or expensive commercial solutions. To a...

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Main Authors: Jonathan A. White, Aaron M. Streets
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-04-01
Series:HardwareX
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S246806721730041X
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Summary:Microfluidic devices with integrated valves provide precise, programmable fluid handling platforms for high-throughput biological or chemical assays. However, setting up the infrastructure to control such platforms often requires specific engineering expertise or expensive commercial solutions. To address these obstacles, we present a Kit for Arduino-based Transistor Array Actuation (KATARA), an open-source and low-cost Arduino-based controller that can drive 70 solenoid valves to pneumatically actuate integrated microfluidic valves. We include a python package with a GUI to control the KATARA from a personal computer. No programming experience is required. Keywords: Python, Arduino shield, Open source hardware, Solenoid valve, Microfluidics, Multi-layer soft lithography
ISSN:2468-0672