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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2012
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Won-seok Chung, Suwon-si, KR;
Kak Namkoong, Suwon-si, KR;
Chin-sung Park, Seoul, KR;
Kyung-ho Kim, Seoul, KR;
Joon-ho Kim, Seongnam-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-Si, KR;
Abstract
A fluid control apparatus including a detecting unit including a light source for irradiating light toward a microfluidic device, and a photodetector for detecting light reflected from the microfluidic device, a transporting unit for moving the detecting unit; and a determining unit for controlling a transporting operation by the transporting unit, where determining a state of a fluid at a particular position relative to the microfluidic device is based on light reflected from the microfluidic device, and method of using same.