Engagement with Epocal to quantify the variation in mechanical properties in their microfluidic-based sensor valves

与 Epocal 合作，量化其基于微流体的传感器阀的机械性能变化

• 批准号: 491883-2015
• 负责人: Lessard, Benoit
• 金额: $ 1.82万
• 依托单位: University of Ottawa
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Engage Grants Program
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2016-01-01 至 2017-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=601806
• 关键词: Engagement; Epocal; quantify; variation; mechanical

Epocal builds and manufactures a cost-effective diagnostic test card and wireless card reader intended for low volume testing applications where high sensitivity and lab quality accuracy is required: physician's office, hospital bedside or patients' home. Analysis of the blood is performed by injecting a sample into a reservoir on the flexible card through a polymer membrane which then travels through a series of different sensors. However due to variability of the polymer films used for the fabrication of these important valves, malfunctioning injections can take place resulting in failed lots and issues with the in-card valve opening. Therefore to alleviate this problem, with the help of this grant we will: 1) build a better understanding of the source of variability in polymer coating and 2) develop a new procedure for assessing films prior to card

Epocal构建并制造了一款经济高效的诊断测试卡和无线读卡器，适用于需要高灵敏度和实验室质量准确性的低容量测试应用：医生办公室、医院床边或患者家中。血液分析是通过将样品通过聚合物膜注入柔性卡上的储液器中来进行的，该聚合物膜然后穿过一系列不同的传感器。然而，由于用于制造这些重要阀门的聚合物薄膜的可变性，可能会发生注射故障，导致批次失败和卡内阀门打开问题。因此，为了缓解这一问题，在这笔赠款的帮助下，我们将：1）更好地了解聚合物涂层的可变性来源，2）开发一种新的程序，用于在卡片之前评估薄膜。