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Institut Fur Mikrotechnik Mainz Gmbh

Ador Diagnostics Ltd.

Michel Neumeier

Lutz Weber

Amit Schnell

Antoni Picard

Zuxu Yao

Martin Schmidt

Klaus Deuter

Vladimir Hurgin

Jens Schulze

Stefan Keck

Genrikh Siris

Klaus-Peter Kamper

Jane Schulze

Stefan Kaiser

Dalibor Hodko

Asaf Lipshitz

Eran Zahavi

Gideon Rozin

Benjamin Sechser

A micro reservoir, particularly for integration in a microfluidic flow cell, with a storage space for receiving a fluid and being in connection with an outlet duct for the fluid, wherein a cancelable lock for the fluid is formed. A mechanism is provided for canceling the lock without pressure of the fluid acting on the lock. The mechanism preferably mechanically destroys the lock.

Micro reservoir, particularly for integration in a microfluidic flow cell

A microfluidic device for transporting a fluid, in particular a micropump or microvalve. The device has films, which lie against each other at film surfaces facing each other and are connected to each other in such a way that a transport channel to be formed between the films is defined, Deflecting apparatuses for forming the transport channel by jointly deflecting the films lie against each other in a direction perpendicular to the film surfaces. A deflecting surface region of the rear film in the deflection direction lies within the deflecting surface region of the front film in the deflection direction defined by the connection between the films.

Device for transporting small volumes of a fluid, in particular a micropump or microvalve

This invention relates to an optical multiple circuit breaker with (N) first optical inputs (E ) (n)), whereby these inputs can be switched optionally to (N) first or (N) second optical outputs (A (n)) and/or (A (n)). Light rays (LS (n)) and LS (n)) are reflected or transmitted from two surfaces ( ), to which end the at most two recesses ( ) of a transparent base body ( ) that form these surfaces are filled optionally with an optically thinner or denser material ( ). In accordance with a first embodiment, both surfaces ( ) are so arranged that, in the reflecting switching state, the first inputs (E (n)) are optically connected to the first outputs (A (n)), and the second inputs (E (n)) are connected to the second outputs (A (n)), and that in the transmission switching state, the first input (E (n)) are optically connected to the second outputs (A (n)). Owing to low optical damping and compact structure, the above-described optical multiple circuit breakers can be used advantageously in optical communication engineering, in particular in the realization of optical bus systems.

Optical multiple circuit breaker

The invention relates to an optical switching element for altering the propagation direction of at least one light beam, comprising a transparent base body ( ), said base body being provided with a recess ( ) for forming at least one boundary surface ( ) between an optically denser medium and an optically more translucent medium. The incident light strikes this boundary surface ( ). The recess ( ) is filled partly with a liquid ( ) and contains a moveable body ( ). The liquid ( ) and the moveable body ( ) have approximately the same refractive index as the transparent base body. To switch the switching element ( ) to a transmitting switching state, the moveable body is positioned in the recess in such a way that the gap between the boundary surface and the surface of the moveable body is filled completely with the liquid. If the moveable body is positioned in the recess in such a way that the boundary surface is free of the liquid, the incident light is reflected on said boundary surface. The switching element has low optical damping and is therefore economical to produce. Its compact construction means that larger switching arrangements with a large number of optical inputs and outputs can be created with the switching element.

Optical switching element and switching arrangement

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Mandelbachtal, Germany

Michel Neumeier