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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2024
Filed:
May. 15, 2018
Cairn Biosciences, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Mary J. C. Ludlam, San Francisco, CA (US);
Austin Blanco, Lincoln, CA (US);
David Wartmann, Berkeley, CA (US);
Richard A. Mathies, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
The Regents of The University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Cairn Biosicences, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
Devices, systems, methods, and techniques regarding a microfluidic-enabled multiwell device with closed-loop monitoring and control of various parameters of the microfluidic environment are provided. A microfluidic-enabled multiwell device may have a removable and disposable microfluidics module layer and a reusable sensor module layer. The sensor module layer may be configured to monitor and control parameters of the environment inside the microfluidics module layer, store data regarding the parameters, and wirelessly transmit the data. The device may be configured to individually address flow of fluid to any one of a plurality of wells, using one or more pneumatic micropumps. The device may be configured to automatically execute one or more live cell cultures, assays, and/or protocols. The device may be configured to be received in a docking station and/or portable manifold adapter, and to be fluidly, pneumatically, and/or electronically coupled to the station, adapter, or other laboratory equipment.