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The University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Srinivas Akella

Zhiqiang Ma

Vasanthsekar Shekar

Christopher David McCullough

Jean Ponce

Sebastien L Blind

In one aspect, single-sided microfluidic devices are described herein. In some embodiments, a single-sided microfluidic device comprises a substrate, a photoconductive layer positioned over the substrate, electrical contacts in electrical communication with the photoconductive layer, and a dielectric assembly positioned over the photoconductive layer. The dielectric assembly comprises a hydrophobic surface for receiving a liquid. In some embodiments, the dielectric assembly has an effective capacitance of about 10 &#x3bc;F/mto about 10,000 &#x3bc;F/mand/or an average thickness between about 20 nm and about 2000 nm.

Microfluidic devices and applications thereof

In accordance with one embodiment, a method for automatically coordinating droplets, beads, nanostructures, and/or biological objects for optically controlled microfluidic systems, comprising using light to move one or a plurality of droplets or the like simultaneously, applying an algorithm to coordinate droplet and/or other motions and avoid undesired droplet and/or other collisions, and moving droplets and/or others to a layout of droplets and/or others. In another embodiment, a system for automatically coordinating droplets and/or others for optically controlled microfluidic systems, comprising using a light source to move one or a plurality of droplets and/or others simultaneously, using an algorithm to coordinate droplet and/or other motions and avoid undesired droplet and/or other collisions, and using a microfluidic device to move droplets and/or others to a layout of droplets and/or others.

Method and system for coordination on optically controlled microfluidic systems

In accordance with one embodiment, a method for automatically coordinating droplets for optically controlled microfluidic systems, comprising using light to move one or a plurality of droplets simultaneously, applying an algorithm to coordinate droplet motions and avoid droplet collisions, and moving droplets to a layout of droplets. In another embodiment, a system for automatically coordinating droplets for optically controlled microfluidic systems, comprising using a light source to move one or a plurality of droplets simultaneously, using an algorithm to coordinate droplet motions and avoid droplet collisions, and using a microfluidic device to move droplets to a layout of droplets.

An apparatus for manipulating an object to a desired state. The object is received by a grid of retractable pins. A control component determines, through employment of a manipulation algorithm, one or more retractable pins to actuate to place the object in the desired state. The pins are then actuated by an actuation component that is coupled to both the grid of retractable pins and the control component.

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Charlotte, NC, United States of America

Srinivas Akella