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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2008
Takayoshi Hanagata, Rockville, MD (US);
Hiroshi Inoue, Bethesda, MD (US);
Gregory A. Dale, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Kenton C. Hasson, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Takayoshi Hanagata, Rockville, MD (US);
Hiroshi Inoue, Bethesda, MD (US);
Gregory A. Dale, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Kenton C. Hasson, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Canon U.S. Life Sciences, Inc., Rockville, MD (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to methods and devices for control of an integrated thin-film device with a plurality of microfluidic channels. In one embodiment, the microfluidic device includes a microfluidic chip comprising a first zone having a plurality of microfluidic channels and a second zone having a plurality of microfluidic channels, wherein the microfluidic channels in the first and second zones are in fluid communication. The microfluidic device further comprising a thin-film heater in thermal communication with each of the microfluidic channels in the first and second zones. The microfluidic device also includes a control system configured to independently control the temperature of each of the thin-film heaters using pulse width modulation (PWM) control signals that are optimized for each of the thin-film heaters.