National Taiwan University

Affinity Hardware Co., Ltd.

University System of Maryland

Ability Enterprise Co., Ltd.

Chien-Fu Chen

Fan-Gang Tseng

Chih-Yuan Wang

Donald Lad DeVoe

Chien-Cheng Chang

Chin-Chou Chu

Omid Rahmanian

Shih-Jie Chen

Wen-Shin Yeh

Chun-Fei Kung

Jia-Hui Lin

Kun-Hsu Tsai

A sampling device is provided, including: a syringe barrel having an opening and a holding portion; a plunger body having a protruding wall and disposed in the syringe barrel through the opening, where the protruding wall has a first recessed portion; a spring disposed around the plunger body; and a fastening assembly having an engaging structure for engaging the fastening assembly with the holding portion, a groove rail for receiving the protruding wall of the plunger body and a fastening portion for limiting displacement of the plunger body. A semi-automatic sample feeding device is further provided and includes the sampling device and a flow control device, and a test paper detection system is also provided and includes the semi-automatic sample feeding device and a test paper device. The test paper detection system is able to stably introduce samples, suitable for large-volume samples, which meets the needs of point-of-care applications.

Sampling device, semi-automatic sample feeding device and test paper detection system

The present disclosure provides a paper-based vertical flow test platform including: a detection portion; a movable conjugation portion having an enzyme-labelled protein; and an absorbent portion. The present disclosure further provides a detection method by using the same. With the folding and sliding design, the present disclosure can reduce the volume of specimen fluids used, and prevent the interference problem. Also, a portable diagnostic test platform is provided with ease of use, lower cost, higher sensitivity and longer storage period to meet requirements of point-of-care for the fast, simple and stable detection.

Test platform system and detection method by using the same

A post and deck combination for a shelf assembly includes a hollow vertical post having an outer wall with slots at different heights. Each slot has a positioning portion. A coupling board is disposed on an edge of a deck and includes a first insertion groove. A coupling member includes a columnar portion interconnected between first and second ends thereof and having a first section with a diameter smaller than a width of each positioning portion and a second section received in the first insertion groove. The coupling member extends through one of the slots. The positioning portion of the one of the slots is located at the first section. The first insertion groove is coupled with the first end of the coupling member. A first receiving end of the first insertion groove is located on an inclined guiding face of the second section.

Post and deck combination for a shelf assembly

A shelf assembly includes four vertical posts each having vertically spaced first engaging holes and vertically spaced second engaging holes. Each of two horizontal beams includes a first board. Each end of each horizontal beam includes a third engaging groove and a first buckle having a first coupling groove. Each of two connecting beams includes a second board. Each end of the second board includes a second buckle having a second coupling groove. A support board is mounted on top of the horizontal beams and the connecting beams. Each first buckle engages one of the first engaging holes. Each second buckle extends through one of the third engaging holes and one of the second engaging holes. Each first coupling groove engages a bottom edge of one of the first engaging holes. Each second coupling groove securely receives a corresponding connecting wall and the first board of a corresponding horizontal beam.

Shelf assembly

A new process enabling rapid and efficient desktop manufacturing of microfluidic devices fabricated from thermoplastic substrates utilizing the selective irreversible swelling of thermoplastic polymer when exposed to suitable solvent makes it possible to produce micro- or nano-fluidic devices with outstanding bonding and collapse free micro- or nano-structures.

Method for fabricating thermoplastic fluidic devices by orogenic growth and fluidic devices manufactured thereby

A method of operating a camera is disclosed. A shutter button is pressed to trigger capturing an image. Subsequently, a display-related signal is prevented from transferring to a display panel at least for a duration during which image data are being read out of an image sensor.

Camera capable of reducing interference therein and a method of operating the same

A liquid transportation device includes a working board, a working liquid, a liquid channel and a cover board, wherein the liquid channel is formed on a top surface of the working board, the covering board is fully covered the liquid channel, the liquid channel composed of a material substantially tending to the liquid, and the covering board is composed of a material substantially phobic to the liquid. The working liquid flows within the liquid channel in guidance of the deviation of surface tension between the liquid channel to the working liquid, and the covering board to the working liquid, so that the working liquid is transported within the liquid channel without any external power.

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Taipei, Taiwan

Chien-Fu Chen