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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doaj-fa5f2dbd94da4e4297ac78516df4c2d92020-11-24T21:06:48ZengElsevierHardwareX2468-06722018-04-013135145Controller for microfluidic large-scale integrationJonathan A. White0Aaron M. Streets1Department of Bioengineering University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, United StatesDepartment of Bioengineering University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, United States; Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, CA 94158, United States; Corresponding author at: Department of Bioengineering University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, United States.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 lithographyhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S246806721730041X |
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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 |
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