Micro total analysis system and method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11534758-B2
Application number	US-201816624016-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 16, 2018
Priority date	Sep 6, 2017
Publication date	Dec 27, 2022
Grant date	Dec 27, 2022

Abstract

A micro-total analysis system and a method thereof are provided. The micro-total analysis system includes: a microfluidic device, configured to accommodate a liquid to be detected; an optical unit, configured to form a first light irradiated to the microfluidic device; and a detection unit, configured to detect the liquid to be detected and output a detection signal to obtain detection information.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A micro-total analysis system, comprising:
a microfluidic device, configured to accommodate a liquid to be detected;
an optical unit, configured to form a first light irradiated to the microfluidic device; and
a detection unit, configured to detect the liquid to be detected and output a detection signal to obtain detection information,
wherein the microfluidic device comprises a first base substrate and a second base substrate opposite to each other,
the detection unit is located on a side of the first base substrate close to the second base substrate or on a side of the first base substrate away from the second base substrate, and
the optical unit is located on a side of the second base substrate away from the first base substrate,
wherein the microfluidic device comprises a first electrode located on the side of the first base substrate close to the second base substrate, and a second electrode located on a side of the second base substrate close to the first base substrate,
the first electrode comprises a plurality of first sub-electrodes insulated from each other, each of the plurality of first sub-electrodes is connected with a first thin film transistor,
wherein an orthographic projection of the optical unit on the first base substrate overlaps with an orthographic projection of the first electrode on the first base substrate,
the plurality of first sub-electrodes are arranged in an array in a row direction and in a column direction; the second electrode comprises a plurality of second sub-electrodes insulated from each other, an orthographic projection of each of the plurality of second sub-electrodes on the first base substrate overlaps with an orthographic projection of a row of the first sub-electrodes on the first base substrate, the plurality of second sub-electrodes are arranged in the column direction, and each of the plurality of second sub-electrodes extends in the row direction,
any two adjacent ones of the plurality of first sub-electrodes arranged in the row direction have a first interval, any two adjacent ones of the plurality of first sub-electrodes arranged in the column direction have a second interval, and any two adjacent ones of the plurality of second sub-electrodes are provided with a third interval.

2. The micro-total analysis system according to claim 1 ,
wherein a space between the first base substrate and second base substrate is configured to accommodate the liquid to be detected.

3. The micro-total analysis system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the optical unit comprises a light source, a light guide plate, and a grating,
the light guide plate is opposite to the second base substrate, the light source is located on a side surface of the light guide plate, the grating is located on a side of the light guide plate close to the first base substrate,
the light source is configured to emit a second light, the light guide plate is configured to transmit the second light, and the grating is configured to adjust the second light transmitted from the light guide plate to the first light, and emit the first light toward the microfluidic device.

4. The micro-total analysis system according to claim 3 , wherein the light source comprises a laser light source.

5. The micro-total analysis system according to claim 3 , wherein the grating comprises a first grating portion and a second grating portion,
the first grating portion and the second grating portion are configured to form the first light being different in a feature, and the feature comprises at least one of wavelength and intensity.

6. The micro-total analysis system according to claim 3 , wherein the second base substrate is also taken as the light guide plate.

7. The micro-total analysis system according to claim 1 , wherein the detection unit comprises a sensor group.

8. The micro-total analysis system according to claim 7 , wherein the sensor group comprises an optical sensor, the optical sensor is configured to detect a third light, and the third light is a light transmitted to the optical sensor after the first light passing through the liquid to be detected.

9. The micro-total analysis system according to claim 8 , wherein the third light is a fluorescence emitted by the liquid to be detected under an excitation of the first light.

10. The micro-total analysis system according to claim 7 , wherein the sensor group comprises a plurality of second thin film transistors and a plurality of photosensitive diodes,
each of the plurality of photosensitive diodes is respectively connected with one of the plurality of second thin film transistors, the plurality of second thin film transistors are arranged in an array,
second thin film transistors in a same row are connected to a same gate line, and second thin film transistors in a same column are connected to a same data line.

11. The micro-total analysis system according to claim 10 , wherein the sensor group comprises a capacitive sensor;
the microfluidic device comprises the first electrode on the first base substrate, and the second electrode on the second base substrate, the second electrode is insulated from the first electrode,
the first electrode and the second electrode are configured to drive the liquid to be detected in a first period, and configured to output a capacitance signal between the first electrode and the second electrode in a second period, and
the first electrode and the second electrode constitute the capacitive sensor.

12. The micro-total analysis system according to claim 11 , wherein each of the second sub-electrodes and a corresponding one row of the first sub-electrodes have an overlapping portion in a direction perpendicular to the first base substrate.

13. The micro-total analysis system according to claim 7 , wherein the sensor group comprises at least two different types of sensors, a same type of sensors comprises a plurality of sensors, and the plurality of sensors of the same type are arranged uniformly.

14. A micro-total analysis method, comprising:
accommodating a liquid to be detected in a microfluidic device;
forming a first light irradiated to the microfluidic device; and
detecting the liquid to be detected and outputting a detection signal to obtain detection information,
wherein the microfluidic device comprises a first base substrate and a second base substrate opposite to each other,
the detection unit is located on a side of the first base substrate close to the second base substrate or on a side of the first base substrate away from the second base substrate, and
the optical unit is located on a side of the second base substrate away from the first base substrate,
wherein the microfluidic device comprises a first electrode located on the side of the first base substrate close to the second base substrate, and a second electrode located on a side of the second base substrate close to the first base substrate,
the first electrode comprises a plurality of first sub-electrodes insulated from each other, each of the plurality of first sub-electrodes is connected with a first thin film transistor,
wherein an orthographic projection of the optical unit on the first base substrate overlaps with an orthographic projection of the first electrode on the first base substrate,
the plurality of first sub-electrodes are arranged in an array in a row direction and in a column direction; the second electrode comprises a plurality of second sub-electrodes insulated from each other, an orthographic projection of each of the plurality of second sub-electrodes on the first base substrate overlaps with an orthographic projectio

Assignees

• Boe Technology Group Co Ltd

Inventors

• Dong Xue
• Han Yanling
• Wang Haisheng
• Che Chuncheng
• Ding Xiaoliang
• Liu Yingming
• Guo Yuzhen
• Xu Wanxian
• Cai Peizhi
• Cui Haochen
• Pang Fengchun

Classifications

• B01L2300/0645

  Electrodes · CPC title

• B01L2400/0475

  specific mechanical means and fluid pressure · CPC title

• B01L2300/0627

  Sensor or part of a sensor is integrated · CPC title

• G01N27/226

  Construction of measuring vessels; Electrodes therefor · CPC title

• B01L2300/0654

  Lenses; Optical fibres · CPC title