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- the invention relates to a microfluidic storage device with at least one hermetically sealed storage chamber for a fluid formed by a bulge in a film or membrane, a predetermined breaking point formed by a welding or adhesive area to form an opening in the storage chamber and with a transport path leading from the storage chamber to an opening in the storage device for transporting fluid from the storage device when the storage chamber is compressed, wherein the internal volume of the transport path is zero when the storage chamber is hermetically sealed, the transport path can be opened up to form a transport channel by a fluid flow emerging from the storage chamber when the storage chamber is compressed, and wherein the transport path has channel walls which lie against one another and are each formed by a film or a film and a rigid plate when the storage chamber is hermetically sealed, and at least one channel wall can be deformed by the fluid flow while opening up the transport channel.
- a storage device In addition to storage, a storage device is used for the transport and/or targeted release of fluids. In conjunction with a processing device, it can be used, for example, for the analysis of fluids (gases and liquids) in medical diagnostics and analytics as well as environmental analysis.
- a memory device with features of the preamble of claim 1 is known from WO/002007002480A2
- the predetermined breaking point breaks open under the pressure of the fluid and the fluid can flow through a channel forming the transport path to the opening mentioned.
- the predetermined breaking point suddenly breaks open, This leads to a strong pressure fluctuation and thus to the fluids escaping intermittently. Controlled dosing is impossible.
- air bubbles will form when the fluid is escaping intermittently into the transport section, because the air in the transport channel cannot be completely displaced.
- the uncontrolled transport of air bubbles significantly impairs the function of the fluid during further processing in the fluid processing device. Further such microfluidic flow cells are being developed from the DE 103 36 850 A1 , the US2006/0057030 A1 and the EP 0 583 833 A out.
- the US 4,952,068 A describes a storage container with two storage chambers, each containing a liquid component. Predetermined breaking points separate the storage chamber from a mixing chamber, which includes a discharge area. By squeezing the storage chambers, the liquid components reach the mixing chamber with the discharge area. The mixture of components can be discharged by squeezing the mixing chamber through an opening to be formed in the discharge area.
- a microfluidic flow cell with all the features mentioned above is based on the US 2006/01311890 A1
- This known storage device comprises a storage chamber, which is followed by a transport path.
- the transport path comprises adjacent channel walls that are connected to one another by welding or gluing.
- the transport path also forms a predetermined breaking point.
- the channel walls are continuously torn apart to form a transport channel until the end of the transport path.
- the invention is based on the object of creating a new microfluidic storage device of the type mentioned at the beginning, which enables a more precise dosing of the fluid quantities that can be extracted therefrom and in particular avoids the formation of air bubbles. Furthermore, further possible uses of the transport path are to be developed.
- the storage device which achieves this object is characterized in that the welding or adhesive region forming the predetermined breaking point separates the interior of the storage chamber from the transport path and that the films or the film and the rigid plate lie against one another without connection in the region of the transport path before opening into the transport channel.
- the transport path itself has practically no volume.
- the expansion into a channel occurs through the pressurized fluid itself only when the fluid is removed from the storage container.
- the predetermined breaking point is located directly at the storage chamber and the transport route leads from the predetermined breaking point to the opening, e.g. at an interface.
- the transport path has at least one wall on adjacent channel walls through which the fluid can be deformed to form the transport channel.
- the wall can be stretched by the fluid to form the transport channel.
- the channel walls are each formed by a flexible film or membrane or by a flexible film and a rigid plate.
- the said films or the film and the plate are not connected to one another in the region of the transport path.
- the storage device according to the invention can be integrated into said microfluidic processing device.
- the transport route can comprise several sections, between which, for example, a container is arranged.
- This may be a measuring container or a container containing a reagent, in particular a dry reagent.
- the transport paths of several storage containers have a common section, e.g. leading from a mixing chamber to the said opening at the interface.
- the transport path can have several sections connected in parallel or in series, which lead, for example, from a distribution chamber to several openings at the interface.
- the storage device shown for storing a fluid 1 is connected to a flow cell 2 which processes the fluid 1, e.g. as a reagent, and which has a base plate 3 and a lower cover film 4.
- the storage device comprises a storage chamber 5 for the fluid 1, which is formed by a deep-drawn bulge 6 in a film 7 and a film 8 covering the bulge 6 and connected to the film 7.
- the films 7 and 8 are connected to each other over their entire surface, e.g. welded or glued, except for the area of the storage chamber 5 and the area of a transport path 9.
- the films 7 and 8 only adhere to one another.
- a narrow welded or adhesive area, which forms a predetermined breaking point 10 separates the interior of the storage chamber 5 from the transport path 9.
- the films 7 and 8 outside the storage chamber and the transport path do not need to be connected to one another over their entire surface.
- a connecting area delimiting the storage chamber and the transport path, which can withstand the pressure more than the predetermined breaking point 10, is sufficient.
- the transport path 9 leads to a through opening 11 in the film 8, which preferably coincides with a through opening 26 in the base plate 3. From the predetermined breaking point 10 onwards, the width of the transport path decreases continuously up to the through opening 11.
- the storage device is glued to the base plate 3 via the film 8.
- the through opening 26 in the base plate 3 leads to a channel 13 in the flow cell 2, which ends, for example, at a reaction chamber (not shown) receiving the fluid 1.
- the previously hermetically sealed storage chamber 5 is opened according to arrow 14 ( Fig.4 ) is compressed, whereby the predetermined breaking point 10 breaks open under the pressure of the fluid 1.
- the pressurized fluid 1 opens up a transport channel 15 by deforming the film 7 in the area of the transport path 9 under stretching, as shown in Fig.5
- the fluid 1 finally passes through the through-openings 11 and 26 into the channel 13 in the flow cell 2, which is covered by the film 4.
- the initial volume of the transport path 9 is zero when the storage chamber 5 is hermetically sealed and the fluid 1 emerging from the storage chamber under pressure first forms the internal volume of the transport path 9 and opens up a transport channel 15, no air bubbles can form in the fluid flow passing into the flow cell 2, which could impair the processing and/or function of the fluid 1 in the flow cell 2.
- the storage device described above also advantageously allows very precise dosing of individual partial quantities of the fluid 1 stored therein, expressed from the storage chamber 5. If the pressure is reduced according to arrow 14, the transport path closes as a result of the elastic restoring force of the film 7 and the fluid flow transferred into the flow cell comes to a standstill.
- the fluid flow could be interrupted by a blocking element acting on the transport path 9 according to arrow 16, in the simplest case in the form of a stamp, and the transport path together with the blocking element pressing the films 7 and 8 against each other could be used as a valve that enables the removal of desired partial quantities of the stored fluid supply.
- the blocking element acts as a proportional valve as shown in arrow 16.
- the pressurized valve can form the cross-section of the transport path to different widths, which allows the flow rate of the fluid to be controlled.
- the valve function can be independent of the strength and rigidity of the base plate, which otherwise has a Counter bearing can be made even more efficient with the help of a second locking element that can be pushed forward from the opposite direction.
- the film 8 could be omitted and the film 7 could be connected directly to the base plate 3, so that the bulge 6 and the transport path 9 are directly delimited on one side by the base plate 3.
- Fig.6 shows an embodiment of a transport path 9a, which is formed by a film 7a and a film 8a, wherein the films outside the transport paths 9a, as in the embodiment according to Fig. 1 to 5 , glued or welded together.
- both films have space for deformation, in particular under stretching, so that they can form a transport channel 15a with walls curved on both sides.
- a symmetrical or asymmetrical curvature can result.
- a storage chamber 5b is formed by two films 7b and 8b, each with a bulge 6b or 6b'.
- the bulges can vary in shape and dimensions, depending on the deep-drawing tools used in cold or hot deep-drawing.
- the shape of the pantry can vary from that in the Fig. 1 to 5 shown chamber and may not be round but elongated, for example.
- FIG.8 shown storage device with a storage chamber 5c and a transport path 9c, which is approximately the same as in Fig. 1 to 5 described storage device is integrated into a flow cell 2c.
- the flow cell has a stepped base plate 3c and a cover plate 17.
- the storage device is integrated between the cover plate 17 and a layer 18 made of an elastomer material resting on the base plate 3c.
- an elastic membrane 19 forms a storage device.
- the elastic membrane consists for example of a thermoplastic Elastomer and/or silicone material.
- a transport path 9d is limited by the membrane 19 and a base plate 3d of the flow cell.
- Fig.10 differs from the preceding embodiments in that no through-opening 26d is formed through the base plate, but rather a channel 13e is directly connected to a transport path 9e.
- Fig. 11 shows a storage device with a storage chamber 5f and a transport path 9f in a top view.
- the transport path is not straight but curved, so that an outlet opening is arranged at a desired location.
- Fig. 12 shows a storage device with a storage chamber 5g and a transport path 9g.
- the transport path branches into sections 20 and 21, with section 20 leading to an outlet opening 11g and section 21 leading to an outlet opening 11g'.
- the transport path fulfills the function of a fluid distributor.
- the storage device shown has two storage chambers 5h and 5h'.
- Transport sections 9h and 9h' lead to a mixing chamber 22, from which a common transport section 23 leads to an outlet opening 11h.
- the transport section 23 has a meander shape, which supports the mixing of the two fluids. The transport section therefore fulfills the function of a fluid mixer.
- the transport path can be used for the precise measurement and further transport of a defined amount of fluid (metering).
- a reagent or sample quantity is transferred into the transport channel until it has reached, for example, the through-opening 11h, which can be checked by visual observation in the case of a transparent flow cell, e.g. made of a transparent plastic.
- the pressurization of the reagent is interrupted and the transport fluid in the chamber 5h' is subjected to pressurization. This leads to the further transport of the fluid located in the transport path section 23 and thus to the further transport a defined amount of reagent. With the help of locking elements, this process can be repeated until the storage chambers are completely empty.
- the storage device shown with a storage chamber 5i and a transport path 9i has an intermediate container arranged in the transport path, which is coated on the inside with a dry reagent. If the fluid flows through the intermediate container 24, the interior of which, like that of the transport path as a whole, is only accessible through the fluid, the dry reagent is at least partially dissolved and transported along in the fluid.
- the accessible interior of the intermediate container 24 can advantageously be set very flat in accordance with the effective liquid pressure, which can be adjusted by the pressurization 14 or by setting the blocking element 16, and the dissolution behavior of the dry reagent can be influenced in the desired manner.
- the storage device shown with a storage chamber 5j contains in a transport path 9j various containers 25, which could be filled with various dry reagent materials, for example.
- the Fig. 11 to 15 The embodiments of transport paths shown can be combined with one another.
- the storage device thus takes on the functions of a flow cell.
- a downstream processing device no longer has any flow cell functions at all, such as an electrical or electrochemical sensor connected downstream of the storage device.
- FIG. 16 The storage device shown with a storage chamber 5k is connected to a flow cell 2k.
- a base plate 3k of the flow cell 2k is arranged on a film 7k, through the bulge of which the storage chamber 5k is formed.
- the film 7k covers a channel 13k formed in the base plate 3k, which is connected to a transport path 9k of the storage device via a through opening 11k.
- a cover film corresponding to the film 4 could be attached to the side of the base plate facing away from the channel 13 and further channels could be formed there, which, as seen in the projection, can intersect with the channel 13. In this way, additional functions can be achieved with the same manufacturing effort for the flow cell.
- the thickness of the base plate 3k is greater than the height of the storage chamber 5k, the chamber is protected against improper handling, particularly when the storage device is stored in a stack. Handling the storage device is therefore safer overall.
- Fig. 17 shows different designs for predetermined breaking points that extend directly adjacent to a storage chamber over the entire width of a transport route and are designed as a welded or/and adhesive connection between two films.
- the Fig. 17a The dimension of the welded joint indicated by arrows, which is preferably between 0.01 and 5 mm, in particular 0.1 and 2 mm, is decisive for the required opening pressure.
- the shape of the predetermined breaking point can deviate from a rectangle and, for example, have the arrow shape shown there. In this way, weld seams of greater width can be formed, which are easier to manufacture, without the required opening pressure increasing proportionally with the width.
- Fig. 18 shows a storage chamber 5l formed by foils 7l and 8l. in the emptied, in Fig. 18a
- the films 7l and 8l are adjacent to each other and the volume enclosed by the films is zero.
- the films 7l and 8l are stretched according to the degree of filling, like a filled bag. The filling quantity is enclosed by closing a final weld seam.
- the storage chamber can be completely emptied and the force required to empty it does not increase with the degree of emptying, as in the previously described embodiments.
- Suitable materials are primarily plastics, in particular plastic films, but also metals and metal foils and/or composite materials, such as circuit board material.
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Die Erfindung betrifft eine mikrofluidische Speichervorrichtung mit wenigstens einer durch Ausbuchtung einer Folie oder Membran gebildeten, hermetisch geschlossenen Vorratskammer für ein Fluid, einer durch einen Schweiß- oder Klebebereich gebildeten Sollbruchstelle zur Bildung einer Öffnung der Vorratskammer und mit einer von der Vorratskammer zu einer Öffnung der Speichervorrichtung führenden Transportstrecke zum Transport von Fluid aus der Speichervorrichtung bei Zusammendrücken der Vorratskammer, wobei das Innenvolumen der Transportstrecke bei hermetisch geschlossener Vorratskammer bei null liegt, die Transportstrecke durch eine beim Zusammendrücken der Vorratskammer aus der Vorratskammer austretenden Fluidstrom zu einem Transportkanal aufschließbar ist und wobei die Transportstrecke bei hermetisch geschlossener Vorratskammer aneinander anliegende, jeweils durch eine Folie oder eine Folie und eine steife Platte gebildete Kanalwände aufweist und wenigstens eine Kanalwand unter Aufschließung des Transportkanals durch den Fluidstrom verformbar ist.The invention relates to a microfluidic storage device with at least one hermetically sealed storage chamber for a fluid formed by a bulge in a film or membrane, a predetermined breaking point formed by a welding or adhesive area to form an opening in the storage chamber and with a transport path leading from the storage chamber to an opening in the storage device for transporting fluid from the storage device when the storage chamber is compressed, wherein the internal volume of the transport path is zero when the storage chamber is hermetically sealed, the transport path can be opened up to form a transport channel by a fluid flow emerging from the storage chamber when the storage chamber is compressed, and wherein the transport path has channel walls which lie against one another and are each formed by a film or a film and a rigid plate when the storage chamber is hermetically sealed, and at least one channel wall can be deformed by the fluid flow while opening up the transport channel.
Eine Speichervorrichtung dient neben der Speicherung dem Transport und/oder der zielgerichteten Freigabe von Fluiden. In Verbindung mit einer Verarbeitungseinrichtung kann sie z.B. für die Analyse von Fluiden (Gasen und Flüssigkeiten) in der medizinischen Diagnostik und Analytik sowie der Umweltanalytik verwendet werden.In addition to storage, a storage device is used for the transport and/or targeted release of fluids. In conjunction with a processing device, it can be used, for example, for the analysis of fluids (gases and liquids) in medical diagnostics and analytics as well as environmental analysis.
Eine Speichervorrichtung mit Merkmalen des Oberbegriffs von Anspruch 1 ist aus der
Die
Eine mikrofluidische Flusszelle mit sämtlichen eingangs erwähnten Mekrmalen geht aus der
Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine neue mikrofluidische Speichereinrichtung der eingangs erwähnten Art zu schaffen, die eine genauere Dosierung daraus entnehmbarer Fluidmengen ermöglicht und insbesondere die Bildung von Luftblasen vermeidet. Ferner sollen weitere Nutzungsmöglichkeiten der Transportstrecke erschlossen werden.The invention is based on the object of creating a new microfluidic storage device of the type mentioned at the beginning, which enables a more precise dosing of the fluid quantities that can be extracted therefrom and in particular avoids the formation of air bubbles. Furthermore, further possible uses of the transport path are to be developed.
Die diese Aufgabe lösende Speichervorrichtung nach der Erfindung ist dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der die Sollbruchstelle bildende Schweiß- oder Klebebereich den Innenraum der Vorratskammer von der Transportstrecke trennt und dass die Folien bzw. die Folie und die steife Platte vor dem Aufschließen zu dem Transportkanal im Bereich der Transportstrecke ohne Verbindung aneinander anliegen.The storage device according to the invention which achieves this object is characterized in that the welding or adhesive region forming the predetermined breaking point separates the interior of the storage chamber from the transport path and that the films or the film and the rigid plate lie against one another without connection in the region of the transport path before opening into the transport channel.
Bei geschlossener Vorratskammer weist die Transportstrecke selbst praktisch kein Volumen auf. Die Aufweitung zu einem Kanal erfolgt, durch das unter Druck stehende Fluid selbst erst mit der Entnahme des Fluids aus dem Vorratsbehälter. So lässt sich das Fluid, z.B. eine in einer Flusszelle zu verarbeitende Reagenzflüssigkeit, dosiert und blasenfrei aus der Speichereinrichtung entnehmen und die Transportstrecke darüber hinaus z.B. als Ventil nutzen.When the storage chamber is closed, the transport path itself has practically no volume. The expansion into a channel occurs through the pressurized fluid itself only when the fluid is removed from the storage container. This allows the fluid, e.g. a reagent liquid to be processed in a flow cell, to be removed from the storage device in a dosed manner and without bubbles, and the transport path can also be used as a valve, for example.
Die Sollbruchstelle ist unmittelbar an der Vorratskammer angeordnet und die Transportstrecke führt von der Sollbruchstelle zu der Öffnung z.B. an einer Schnittstelle.The predetermined breaking point is located directly at the storage chamber and the transport route leads from the predetermined breaking point to the opening, e.g. at an interface.
Die Transportstrecke weist an einander anliegenden Kanalwänden wenigstens eine Wand durch das Fluid unter Bildung des Transportkanals verformbar ist.The transport path has at least one wall on adjacent channel walls through which the fluid can be deformed to form the transport channel.
Die Wand ist durch das Fluid zur Bildung des Transportkanals dehnbar.The wall can be stretched by the fluid to form the transport channel.
Die Kanalwände sind jeweils durch eine flexible Folie bzw. Membran oder durch eine flexible Folie und eine steife Platte gebildet.The channel walls are each formed by a flexible film or membrane or by a flexible film and a rigid plate.
Die genannten Folien oder die Folie und die Platte sind erfindungsgemäß im Bereich der Transportstrecke nicht miteinander verbunden.According to the invention, the said films or the film and the plate are not connected to one another in the region of the transport path.
Die Speichervorrichtung nach der Erfindung kann in die genannte mikrofluidische Verarbeitungseinrichtung integriert sein.The storage device according to the invention can be integrated into said microfluidic processing device.
Die Transportstrecke kann mehrere Abschnitte, zwischen denen z.B. ein Behälter angeordnet ist, umfassen.The transport route can comprise several sections, between which, for example, a container is arranged.
Hierbei kann es sich um einen Messbehälter oder einen eine Reagenz, insbesondere eine Trockenreagenz, enthaltenden Behälter handeln.This may be a measuring container or a container containing a reagent, in particular a dry reagent.
In weiterer Ausgestaltung der Erfindung weisen die Transportstrecken mehrerer Vorratsbehälter einen gemeinsamen, z.B. von einer Mischkammer zu der genannten Öffnung an der Schnittstelle führenden Abschnitt auf.In a further embodiment of the invention, the transport paths of several storage containers have a common section, e.g. leading from a mixing chamber to the said opening at the interface.
Ferner kann die Transportstrecke mehrere, zueinander parallel oder in Reihe geschaltete Abschnitte aufweisen, die z.B. von einer Verteilerkammer zu mehreren Öffnungen an der Schnittstelle führen.Furthermore, the transport path can have several sections connected in parallel or in series, which lead, for example, from a distribution chamber to several openings at the interface.
Die Erfindung wird nachfolgend anhand von Ausführungsbeispielen und der beiliegenden, sich auf diese Ausführungsbeispiele beziehenden Zeichnungen näher erläutert. Es zeigen:
- Fig. 1
- ein erstes Ausführungsbeispiel für eine erfindungsgemäße Speichervorrichtung in einer geschnittenen Seitenansicht,
- Fig. 2
- die Speichervorrichtung von
Fig. 1 in einer Draufsicht, - Fig. 3
- eine Detailansicht der Speichervorrichtung von
Fig. 1 und 2 , - Fig. 4
- die Speichervorrichtung von
Fig. 1 während der Entnahme eines gespeicherten Fluids, - Fig. 5
- eine Detailansicht der in
Fig. 4 gezeigten Speichervorrichtung, - Fig. 6
- ein Ausführungsbeispiel für eine Transportstrecke einer Speichervorrichtung nach der Erfindung in einem Querschnitt,
- Fig. 7
- ein Ausführungsbeispiel für eine Vorratskammer einer Speichervorrichtung nach der Erfindung in einer Schnittdarstellung,
- Fig. 8 - 10
- verschiedene Speichervorrichtungen nach der Erfindung, die in eine Flusszelle integriert sind, in einer geschnittenen Seitenansicht,
- Fig. 11 - 14
- weitere Ausführungsbeispiele für Speichervorrichtungen nach der Erfindung in einer Draufsicht,
- Fig. 15
- eine Speichervorrichtung nach der Erfindung mit einer Transportstrecke, die mehrere Zwischenbehälter aufweist, in einer Seitenansicht,
- Fig. 16
- ein weiteres Ausführungsbeispiel für eine Speichervorrichtung nach der Erfindung,
- Fig. 17
- Ausführungsbeispiele für Sollbruchstellen, und
- Fig. 18
- ein Ausführungsbeispiel für eine Vorratskammer einer erfindungsgemäßen Speichervorrichtung.
- Fig.1
- a first embodiment of a storage device according to the invention in a sectional side view,
- Fig.2
- the storage device of
Fig.1 in a top view, - Fig.3
- a detailed view of the storage device of
Fig. 1 and 2 , - Fig.4
- the storage device of
Fig.1 during the extraction of a stored fluid, - Fig.5
- a detailed view of the
Fig.4 shown storage device, - Fig.6
- an embodiment of a transport path of a storage device according to the invention in a cross section,
- Fig.7
- an embodiment of a storage chamber of a storage device according to the invention in a sectional view,
- Fig. 8 - 10
- various storage devices according to the invention, which are integrated into a flow cell, in a sectional side view,
- Figs. 11 - 14
- further embodiments of storage devices according to the invention in a plan view,
- Fig. 15
- a storage device according to the invention with a transport path having several intermediate containers, in a side view,
- Fig. 16
- another embodiment of a storage device according to the invention,
- Fig. 17
- Examples of predetermined breaking points, and
- Fig. 18
- an embodiment of a storage chamber of a storage device according to the invention.
Eine in
Die Speichervorrichtung umfasst eine Vorratskammer 5 für das Fluid 1, welche durch eine tiefgezogene Ausbuchtung 6 in einer Folie 7 und eine die Ausbuchtung 6 abdeckende, mit der Folie 7 verbundene Folie 8 gebildet ist.The storage device comprises a
Die Folien 7 und 8 sind bis auf den Bereich der Vorratskammer 5 sowie den Bereich einer Transportstrecke 9 über ihre gesamte Fläche miteinander verbunden, z.B. verschweißt oder verklebt. Im Bereich der Transportstrecke 9 liegen, wie insbesondere aus
Die Transportstrecke 9 führt zu einer Durchgangsöffnung 11 in der Folie 8, die zu einer Durchgangsöffnung 26 in der Grundplatte 3 vorzugsweise deckungsgleich ist. Von der Sollbruchstelle 10 an nimmt die Breite der Transportstrecke bis zu der Durchgangsöffnung 11 stetig ab. Die Speichervorrichtung ist mit der Grundplatte 3 über die Folie 8 verklebt.The
Die Durchgangsöffnung 26 in der Grundplatte 3 führt zu einem Kanal 13 in der Flusszelle 2, welcher z.B. an einer das Fluid 1 aufnehmenden Reaktionskammer (nicht gezeigt) endet.The through
Zum Einbringen des gespeicherten Fluids 1 in die das Fluid verarbeitende Flusszelle 2 wird die bis dahin hermetisch verschlossene Vorratskammer 5 gemäß Pfeil 14 (
Indem das Ausgangsvolumen der Transportstrecke 9 bei hermetisch abgeschlossener Vorratskammer 5 bei null liegt und das aus der Vorratskammer unter Druck austretende Fluid 1 selbst erst das Innenvolumen der Transportstrecke 9 bildet und sich einen Transportkanal 15 erschließt, können sich in dem in die Flusszelle 2 übertretenden Fluidstrom keine Luftblasen bilden, welche die Verarbeitung oder/und Funktion des Fluids 1 in der Flusszelle 2 beeinträchtigen.Since the initial volume of the
Vorteilhaft erlaubt die vorangehend beschriebene Speichervorrichtung ferner eine sehr genaue Dosierung einzelner, aus der Vorratskammer 5 ausgedrückter Teilmengen des darin gespeicherten Fluids 1. Wird der Druck gemäß Pfeil 14 zurückgenommen, so schließt sich infolge elastischer Rückstellkraft der Folie 7 die Transportstrecke und der in die Flusszelle überführte Fluidstrom kommt zum Erliegen. Alternativ könnte der Fluidstrom durch ein auf die Transportstrecke 9 gemäß Pfeil 16 einwirkendes Sperrelement, im einfachsten Fall in der Form eines Stempels, unterbrochen und die Transportstrecke zusammen mit dem die Folien 7 und 8 gegeneinander drückenden Sperrelement als Ventil genutzt werden, das die Entnahme gewünschter Teilmengen des gespeicherten Fluidvorrats ermöglicht.The storage device described above also advantageously allows very precise dosing of individual partial quantities of the
Bleibt der Druck auf die Vorratskammer gemäß Pfeil 14 bestehen, so wirkt das Sperrelement gemäß Pfeil 16 als Proportionalventil. Je nach der Position des Sperrelements kann das unter Druck stehende Ventil den Querschnitt der Transportstrecke unterschiedlich weit ausbilden, wodurch sich die Fließgeschwindigkeit des Fluids steuern lässt.If the pressure on the storage chamber remains as shown in
Wenn die Grundplatte 3 mit der Abdeckfolie 4 im Bereich des Sperrelements 16 einen Durchbruch aufweist, so kann die Ventilfunktion unabhängig von der Festigkeit und Steifigkeit der Grundplatte, die ansonsten zu dem Sperrelement ein Gegenlager bildet, mit Hilfe eines zweiten, aus entgegengesetzter Richtung vorschiebbaren Sperrelements noch effizienter ausgeführt werden.If the
Abweichend von dem anhand von
In den weiteren Figuren sind gleiche oder gleichwirkende Teile mit derselben Bezugszahl bezeichnet, wobei der betreffenden Bezugszahl der Buchstabe a, b usw. beigefügt ist.In the other figures, identical or equivalent parts are designated by the same reference number, with the relevant reference number being followed by the letter a, b, etc.
Ebenso könnte gemäß
Die Form der Vorratskammer kann von der in den
Eine in
Bei dem Ausführungsbeispiel von
Das Ausführungsbeispiel von
Eine in
Wird z.B. die Vorratskammer 5h mit einem Fluid in Form einer Reagenz oder Probe in die Vorratskammer 5h' mit einem dem Transport dienenden Fluid, z.B. Luft oder Gas, gefüllt, so kann die Transportstrecke zum genauen Abmessen und Weitertransportieren einer definierten Fluidmenge dienen (Metering). In diesem Fall wird im ersten Schritt eine Reagenz oder Probemenge in den Transportkanal überführt, bis sie z.B. die Durchgangsöffnung 11h erreicht hat, was im Falle einer transparenten, z.B. aus einem transparenten Kunststoff bestehenden Flusszelle durch visuelle Beobachtung kontrolliert werden kann. Dann wird die Druckbeaufschlagung der Reagenz unterbrochen und das Transportfluid in der Kammer 5h' einer Druckbeaufschlagung unterworfen. Dies führt zum Weitertransport des sich im Transportstreckenabschnitt 23 befindenden Fluids und damit zum Weitertransport einer definierten Reagenzmenge. Mit Hilfe von Sperrelementen lässt sich dieser Vorgang so oft wiederholen, bis die Vorratskammern vollständig entleert sind.If, for example, the storage chamber 5h is filled with a fluid in the form of a reagent or sample, and the storage chamber 5h' is filled with a fluid used for transport, e.g. air or gas, the transport path can be used for the precise measurement and further transport of a defined amount of fluid (metering). In this case, in the first step, a reagent or sample quantity is transferred into the transport channel until it has reached, for example, the through-
Eine in
Eine in
Die in den
Eine in
Eine der Folie 4 entsprechende Abdeckfolie könnte auf der dem Kanal 13 abgewandten Seite der Grundplatte angebracht und dort könnten weitere Kanäle gebildet sein, die sich in der Projektion gesehen, mit dem Kanal 13 kreuzen können. Somit lassen sich bei gleichem Fertigungsaufwand der Flusszelle zusätzliche Funktionen erreichen.A cover film corresponding to the
Indem, wie im vorliegenden Fall, die Dicke der Grundplatte 3k größer als die Höhe der Vorratskammer 5k ist, ist die Kammer gegen unsachgemäße Handhabung, insbesondere bei Stapellagerung der Speichervorrichtung geschützt. Die Handhabung der Speichervorrichtung ist damit insgesamt sicherer.As in the present case, the thickness of the
Wie aus
Vorteilhaft werden die Komponenten der vorangehend beschriebenen Vorrichtungen nach Massenfertigungsverfahren hergestellt, wobei die beschriebenen Folien mittels Tiefziehen geformt, Grundplatten durch Spritzgießen erzeugt und Kleben oder Schweißen als Verbindungstechnologien eingesetzt werden. Als Materialien eignen sich vor allem Kunststoffe, insbesondere Kunststofffolien aber auch Metalle und Metallfolien und/oder Verbundwerkstoffe, wie z.B. Leiterplattenmaterial.The components of the devices described above are advantageously manufactured using mass production processes, whereby the described films are formed by deep drawing, base plates are produced by injection molding, and gluing or welding are used as connection technologies. Suitable materials are primarily plastics, in particular plastic films, but also metals and metal foils and/or composite materials, such as circuit board material.
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- Microfluidic storage apparatus,having at least one hermetically closed storage chamber (5), formed by making a film (7, 8) or membrane (19) bulge, for a fluid (1),an intended breaking point (10), formed by a welded or adhesively bonded region, for forming an opening in the storage chamber (5) and havinga transport section (9) which leads from the storage chamber (5) to an opening (11) in the storage apparatus and is intended for the transport of fluid (1) out of the storage apparatus when the storage chamber (5) is compressed,wherein the inner volume of the transport section (9) is zero when the storage chamber (5) is hermetically closed,the transport section (9) can be opened up to form a transport channel (15) by a fluid flow leaving the storage chamber (5) when the storage chamber (5) is compressed,and wherein, when the storage chamber (5) is hermetically closed, the transport section (9) has channel walls which lie against one another and are each formed by a film (7, 8) or a film (7) and a rigid plate (3),and at least one channel wall can be deformed by the fluid flow when the transport channel (5) is opened up,characterized in thatthe welded or adhesively bonded region forming the intended breaking point separates the inner space of the storage chamber (5) from the transport section (9) and in that the films (7, 8), or the film (7) and the rigid plate (3), lie against one another prior to the opening up of the transport channel (15) in the region of the transport section without a connection.
- Storage apparatus according to Claim 1,
characterized in that
the transport section (9) leads to an opening (11) at an interface between the storage apparatus and a microfluidic processing device (2). - Storage apparatus according to Claim 2,
characterized in that
the storage apparatus is integrated in the processing device (2). - Storage apparatus according to one of Claims 1 to 3,
characterized in that
the transport section (9) comprises multiple portions, between which, for example, an intermediate container (22, 24, 25) is arranged. - Storage apparatus according to one of Claims 1 to 4,
characterized in that
the transport sections of multiple storage containers (5h, 5h') have a common portion (23) which leads, for example, from a mixing chamber (22) to the opening (11h) at the interface. - Storage apparatus according to one of Claims 1 to 5,
characterized in that
the transport section (9g) comprises multiple portions (20, 21) which are connected in parallel with one another and lead, for example, from a distribution chamber to an opening (11g, 11g') at the interface. - Storage apparatus according to one of Claims 1 to 6,
characterized in that
the inner volume of the storage chamber (51) is zero in the empty state.
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