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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2022
Applicant:
Nicoya Lifesciences Inc., Kitchener, CA;
Inventors:
Krishna Iyer, Waterloo, CA;
Ryan Denomme, Kitchener, CA;
Assignee:
Nicoya Lifesciences Inc., Kitchener, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/03 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/41 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/03 (2013.01); B01L 3/502784 (2013.01); G01N 21/4133 (2013.01); B01L 2200/04 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0636 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0645 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0427 (2013.01); G01N 2021/035 (2013.01);
Abstract
A digital microfluidic (DMF) system, DMF cartridge, and method including integrated refractive index (RI) sensing is disclosed. The digital microfluidic DMF system and DMF cartridge may include, for example, a RI sensor (or sensor surface) directly in the droplet operations gap of a DMF cartridge. The digital microfluidic DMF system may include, for example, the DMF cartridge, one or more illumination sources, one or more optical measurement devices, and a controller. Additionally, a method of using the DMF system and DMF cartridge that includes integrated RI sensing is provided.