CN108686724A - A kind of micro-fluidic time control valve - Google Patents

A kind of micro-fluidic time control valve Download PDF

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CN108686724A
CN108686724A CN201710228545.1A CN201710228545A CN108686724A CN 108686724 A CN108686724 A CN 108686724A CN 201710228545 A CN201710228545 A CN 201710228545A CN 108686724 A CN108686724 A CN 108686724A
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吴烨娴
吴永进
宋璐
陈兢
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Abstract

The present invention relates to a kind of micro-fluidic time control valves comprising at least one runner passes through one or more realization time control valve functions in the size of the runner, shape, structure.It further may also include the liquid pool being connect with the runner, constitute runner-liquid pool combined flow channel, and pass through one or more realization time control valve functions in the size of runner and liquid pool, shape, structure.The present invention can be flowed into the time in another region by the fixing fabric structure solution of control runner by a region, realize the function of time control valve;And solution can be controlled by adjusting the sectional area of runner and enter the flow of specific region, realize to solution desired zone flow control;If runner and liquid pool, which are embedded in micro-structure again, can realize the functions such as solution mixing.The micro-fluidic time control valve of the present invention without labyrinth, without mobile unit, have many advantages, such as that simple, the of low cost and service life of making is long, have broad application prospects in micro-fluidic and related field.

Description

A kind of micro-fluidic time control valve
Technical field
The invention belongs to microfluidic arts, and in particular to a kind of micro-fluidic time control valve.
Background technology
Micro-fluidic chip (Microfluidic chip) refers to by micro-processing technology (MEMS), injection molding technology and other The basic function micro of one biology, chemical laboratory is only had several square centimeters of big chip tops by processing method to one piece, Network is generally formed by microchannel, runs through whole system with controlled fluid, to realize each of conventional chemical or biology laboratory Kind function.It is with sample substantially in terms of being analyzed with the function realization of detection micro-fluidic chip specific to various chemistry of micro-organisms Premised on accurate effective control being obtained with processes such as transport, mixing and reaction of the reagent in micro-fluidic chip.This control System needs to realize by micro-fluidic time control valve that is efficient, accurate, stable and being combined with micro-fluidic chip.
The time control valve in micro-fluidic chip can be divided into according to crucial time control component at present:Movable member is controlled and is fixed Component controls two major classes.Micro-fluidic valve based on movable member control utilizes thermotropic, the electroluminescent expansion of mobile unit or material The different functions of realizing valve break-make of coefficient, such as heat responsive deformation driving valve and air pressure drive valve;It is controlled based on fixed component Micro-fluidic valve be using microfluid property realize valve on-off function, as phase transformation valve (by adjust microfluid temperature change Become its solid, liquid state, and then realize the function of solution break-make).
The above valve be required to by means of outside control realize valve on-off function, such as provide deformable material temperature or Voltage driving, the air pressure driving of micro-valve door rotation or the driving of microfluidic phase change temperature etc..The micro-fluidic valve of mobile unit control The problems such as also needing to durability degree and the stability that consideration chip uses.It is accurate that these problems so that valve controls fluid on-off Property, stability are had a greatly reduced quality, and the uncertainty that micro-fluidic chip uses undoubtedly are increased, to influence the analysis of micro-fluidic chip As a result.Meanwhile by extraneous governing factor the manufacture difficulty of chip and use cost are difficult to decrease.
In conclusion how to provide a kind of high stability, low manufacture difficulty and prepare simple low-cost microfluidic valve Door, is current those skilled in the art technical problem urgently to be resolved hurrily.
Invention content
For the problems of the above micro-fluidic valve, the purpose of the present invention is to propose to a kind of micro-fluidic time control valve, from And break traditional time control realized using the mode of valve break-make reach micro-fluidic chip specific region to microfluid merely. The micro-fluidic time control valve can not only realize accurate, stability contorting to microfluid;It can also realize the liquid to time control valve both sides Body flow is controlled;Have many advantages, such as that manufacture craft is simple, manufacture difficulty is low and of low cost simultaneously.
In order to achieve the above objectives, technical solution provided by the invention is as follows:
A kind of micro-fluidic time control valve, including at least one runner, by the size of the runner, shape, structure One or more realization time control valve functions.
Further, the micro-fluidic time control valve further includes the liquid pool being connect with the runner, the liquid pool and described Runner constitutes runner-liquid pool combined flow channel, and the runner-liquid pool combined flow channel passes through the size of runner and liquid pool, shape, structure In one or more realization time control valve functions.
Further, in the runner-liquid pool combined flow channel, runner, liquid pool built-up sequence can be runner-liquid pool Combination;It can be the combination of runner-liquid pool-runner;It can be the combination of liquid pool-runner;It can be liquid pool-runner-liquid pool Combination.
Further, the shape of the runner can be straight, can also be bending;The runner of bending can be had The bending of rule can also be random bending;Definite shape can be integrally presented in runner, can also be disorderly and unsystematic.
Further, the runner can in the same plane, can also be in Different Plane.
Further, the length of the runner, width, depth can be with individually designed sizes, can also be interrelated, realize Control to microfluid " logical ", " disconnected ".
Further, the section of the runner can be rectangle, rectangular, semicircle, trapezoidal and other polygons.
Further, the runner keeps connecting with liquid pool, can in the same plane, can also be in Different Plane.
Further, the runner, micro-structure can be embedded in inside liquid pool can not also be embedded in micro-structure.Embedded micro-structure When, the functions such as solution mixing may be implemented.
Further, the runner, inside liquid pool embedded by the shape of micro-structure be any one or a few shape Combination.
Further, the runner, inside liquid pool embedded by the height of micro-structure identical as flow channel depth also can may be used To be less than the arbitrary height of flow channel depth.
Further, the runner, inside liquid pool embedded by the arrangement mode of micro-structure can be ordered into arrangement and also may be used To be random alignment.
Further, the runner, inside liquid pool embedded by the top of micro-structure can be round, rectangular or arc.
Further, the runner, inside liquid pool embedded by the density of micro-structure be arbitrary density, can not also be embedded in Micro-structure.
Further, the runner, whether to be embedded in micro-structure inside liquid pool mutual indepedent, be independent of each other;Or it is real Some existing additional functions, such as mixed function are interrelated.
Further, the shape of the liquid pool can be rectangular, round, the semicircle, triangle of rule, can also be not Regular figure.
Further, the section of the liquid pool can be rectangular, round, the semicircle, triangle of rule, can also be not Regular figure.
It can be seen from the above technical scheme that miniflow time control valve provided by the invention includes at least a continuous flow path An or combined flow channel by one or several runner-liquid pools.
The present invention is according to specific requirements, and designing the size of runner or runner-liquid pool combined flow channel, (flow channel length, liquid pool are big It is small etc.), shape (shape of runner, cross sectional shape, liquid pool shape etc.), structure (whether there is or not micro-structure, the position of micro-structure, micro- knot Density, shape of structure etc.) realize that microfluid flows into specified region at the appointed time --- realize the work(of time control valve Energy;The flow rate that time control valve both sides fluid can also be controlled by designing the different sectional dimension of runner, reaches accurate inspection The purpose of survey.The micro-fluidic chip for entering the same area for multichannel microfluid, when multichannel microfluid stream is through provided by the invention The passive mixing of multichannel microfluid can also be realized when time control valve.
In summary, compared with prior art, beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows:
1) it may be implemented to meet current micro-fluidic chip to miniflow to the specified accurate time control in region to microfluid stream Body precisely, the demand of stability contorting;
2) control of flow, flow velocity can be carried out to the microfluid of time control valve two side areas, therefore integrates the time control valve The micro-fluidic chip of door can adjust flow, the flow velocity of time control valve two side areas according to detection chip demand;
3) present invention realizes that multichannel microfluid may be implemented in the function of time control valve, the long runner by the way of long runner Mixing, increase the integrated level of micro-fluidic chip and the multifunctionality of time control valve.
4) time control valve of the invention is fixed component, has that manufacture craft is simple, manufacture difficulty is low (may be used injection molding The methods of forming technique make) and it is of low cost the advantages that.
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Fig. 1 is two kinds of typical time control valve schematic diagrames.
Fig. 2 is runner appearance schematic diagram of different shapes.
Fig. 3 is the schematic diagram of micro-structure of different shapes.
Fig. 4 is different micro-structure schematic cross-sections.
Fig. 5 is the liquid pool schematic top plan view of different shapes.
Fig. 6 is runner or liquid pool schematic cross-section.
Fig. 7 is cross section of fluid channel schematic diagram.
Fig. 8 is fluid channel-liquid pool combination diagram.
Specific implementation mode
Below by specific embodiments and the drawings, the present invention will be further described.
The micro-fluidic time control valve of the present invention includes at least one runner, by the size of the runner, shape, structure One or more realization time control valve functions.The liquid pool being connect with runner can also be increased on the basis of runner, constitute runner-liquid Pond combined flow channel, the runner-liquid pool combined flow channel pass through one or more realities in the size of runner and liquid pool, shape, structure Current control valve function.That is, the present invention includes at least a continuous flow path or a combination being made of runner, liquid pool Runner.Fig. 1 is two kinds of typical time control valve schematic diagrames.
The shape of the runner can be straight, can also be bending;The runner of bending can be regular curved Song can also be random bending;Definite shape can be integrally presented in runner, can also be disorderly and unsystematic.Fig. 2 is stream of different shapes Road appearance schematic diagram.
Micro-structure can be embedded in inside the runner, liquid pool can not also be embedded in micro-structure.When embedded micro-structure, Ke Yishi The functions such as existing solution mixing.The shape of the micro-structure is the combination of any one or a few shape.Fig. 3 is of different shapes micro- The schematic diagram of structure.Fig. 4 is the schematic diagram in different micro-structure sections.The height of micro-structure can it is identical as flow channel depth can also It is less than the arbitrary height of flow channel depth.It can also be random alignment that the arrangement mode of micro-structure, which can be ordered into arrangement,.Micro- knot The top of structure can be round, rectangular or arc.The density of micro-structure is arbitrary density, can not also be embedded in micro-structure.Runner, It is mutual indepedent that it whether is embedded in micro-structure inside liquid pool, is independent of each other.
The shape of the liquid pool can be rectangular, the round, triangle of rule, can also be irregular figure, such as Fig. 5 institutes Show.
The section of the runner and liquid pool can be rectangular, the round, triangle of rule, can also be irregular figure. As shown in Figure 6.
In the runner-liquid pool combined flow channel, runner, liquid pool built-up sequence can be the combination of runner-liquid pool;It can be with It is the combination of runner-liquid pool-runner;It can be the combination of liquid pool-runner;Can be the combination of liquid pool-runner-liquid pool, such as Fig. 7 It is shown.
Micro-fluidic time control valve provided by the invention not only can be by controlling the fixing fabric structure solution of runner by an area Domain flows into the time in another region, realizes the function of time control valve;The sectional area control that again may be by adjusting runner is molten Liquid enters the flow of specific region, realize to solution desired zone flow control;If runner and liquid pool are embedded in micro-structure The functions such as solution mixing may be implemented again;And the micro-fluidic time control valve without labyrinth, without mobile unit.Therefore, this is micro- Flow control time control valve has many advantages, such as that simple, the of low cost and service life of making is long, has in micro-fluidic and related field wide Wealthy application prospect.
Fig. 8 is the schematic diagram of the micro-fluidic chip of a specific example, and the chip is by sample introduction zone A, time control valve area B and work( Energy area C compositions, wherein time control valve is made of curved channel-liquid pool-curved channel, and liquid pool is internally embedded the circle of rule distribution Rod structure.The micro-fluidic chip is by the cover plate group comprising sample introduction zone A, the substrate of time control valve B and functional areas C and same material At formation closed flow.Chip material is the good polymethyl methacrylate of bio-compatibility (PMMA), and materials at two layers is logical Cross the mode sealing-in of thermocompression bonding.Chip is surface-treated using the good water wetted material of bio-compatibility.Time control valve region Runner-liquid pool-flow channel depth be 60 μm, width of flow path be 40 μm, liquid pool be embedded in body diameter be 50 μm, 70 μ of spacing m.The micro-fluidic chip carries out sterilizing overnight in medical ultraviolet disinfection tank first, and blood then is added into the inlet of sample introduction zone A Liquid sample.After blood sample enters time control valve area B by sample introduction zone A, after 10min, into chip functions area C, it was demonstrated that The feasibility of the time control valve of the present invention.
On the basis of the above embodiments, time control valve equally can be the parallel combination of a plurality of " runner-liquid pool ", in this way Both can with coutroi velocity can also significantly more efficient control flow, while can play the role of enhance mixing effect of fluid.
The above embodiments are merely illustrative of the technical solutions of the present invention rather than is limited, the ordinary skill of this field Personnel can be modified or replaced equivalently technical scheme of the present invention, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, this The protection domain of invention should be subject to described in claims.

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1. a kind of micro-fluidic time control valve, which is characterized in that including at least one runner, by the size of the runner, shape, One or more realization time control valve functions in structure.
2. micro-fluidic time control valve according to claim 1, which is characterized in that further include the liquid being connect with the runner Pond, the liquid pool and the runner constitute runner-liquid pool combined flow channel, and the runner-liquid pool combined flow channel passes through runner and liquid One or more realization time control valve functions in the size in pond, shape, structure.
3. micro-fluidic time control valve according to claim 1 or 2, which is characterized in that the shape of the runner is straight Or bending;The runner in the same plane, or in Different Plane, spatially structure.
4. micro-fluidic time control valve according to claim 1 or 2, which is characterized in that the section of the runner is rectangular, circle Shape, trapezoidal, triangle or other polygons.
5. micro-fluidic time control valve according to claim 1 or 2, which is characterized in that the runner inside and/or the liquid Pond is internally embedded micro-structure, or is not embedded in micro-structure.
6. micro-fluidic time control valve according to claim 5, which is characterized in that the shape of the micro-structure is any one Or the combination of several shapes;The height of the micro-structure is identical as flow channel depth, or less than the arbitrary height of flow channel depth; The arrangement mode of the micro-structure is ordered into arrangement either random alignment;It is round, rectangular or arc at the top of the micro-structure Shape.
7. micro-fluidic time control valve according to claim 2, which is characterized in that the runner-liquid pool combined flow channel includes At least one runner and at least one liquid pool, the type of attachment between runner and liquid pool are one of the following:Runner-liquid pool;Liquid Pond-runner;Runner-liquid pool-runner;Liquid pool-runner-liquid pool;Runner-liquid pool-runner-liquid pool.
8. micro-fluidic time control valve according to claim 2, which is characterized in that the shape of the liquid pool be it is rectangular, round, Semicircle, trapezoidal, triangle or other polygons.
9. micro-fluidic time control valve according to claim 2, which is characterized in that the section of the liquid pool be it is rectangular, round, Semicircle, trapezoidal, triangle or other polygons.
10. a kind of micro-fluidic chip, which is characterized in that when comprising micro-fluidic described in any claim in claim 1-9 Control valve.
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