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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2018
Midiagnostics NV, Leuven, BE;
Lei Zhang, Leuven, BE;
miDiagnostics NV, Leuven, BE;
Abstract
There is provided an arrangement in a capillary driven microfluidic system for dissolving a reagent in a fluid. The arrangement () comprises a channel () for receiving a fluid at a first end, a valve () arranged at a second end of the channel so as to control a flow of the fluid to stop as it reaches the second end of the channel, and an actuator () for opening the valve () a predetermined time after receipt of the fluid by the channel (). The arrangement further comprises one or more structures () for holding a dried reagent. The one or more structures () each has a width (W) which is larger than a width (W) of the channel (), and the one or more structures are coupled to a side wall of the channel such that the fluid is allowed to enter the one or more structures from the channel, dissolve the dried reagent held therein, and diffuse back into the channel.