EP1401581B1 - Dispensateur de fluide multi-canal - Google Patents
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- EP1401581B1 EP1401581B1 EP02740180A EP02740180A EP1401581B1 EP 1401581 B1 EP1401581 B1 EP 1401581B1 EP 02740180 A EP02740180 A EP 02740180A EP 02740180 A EP02740180 A EP 02740180A EP 1401581 B1 EP1401581 B1 EP 1401581B1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01L—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
- B01L3/00—Containers or dishes for laboratory use, e.g. laboratory glassware; Droppers
- B01L3/02—Burettes; Pipettes
- B01L3/0241—Drop counters; Drop formers
- B01L3/0268—Drop counters; Drop formers using pulse dispensing or spraying, eg. inkjet type, piezo actuated ejection of droplets from capillaries
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01L—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
- B01L3/00—Containers or dishes for laboratory use, e.g. laboratory glassware; Droppers
- B01L3/02—Burettes; Pipettes
- B01L3/021—Pipettes, i.e. with only one conduit for withdrawing and redistributing liquids
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- the present invention relates to the realization of miniaturized networks to high density of samples of biological substances (oligonucleotides, DNA, ...), often referred to as “biochips", for their treatment.
- the invention relates to a multi-channel fluid dispenser for taking liquid from a plurality of cavities arranged on a reservoir tray and then depositing a network of micro-drops on a receiving tray so as to constitute a "biochip".
- the channels are formed of a bundle of capillary threads gathered on a head printing. They are ordered together.
- the present invention aims at providing a dispenser constituting a version improved systems of the prior art mentioned above.
- Figures 1 and 2 show in 10 a tank tray, glass or plastic rigid, having a plurality of cavities 12, arranged in a matrix, in each of which is disposed a biological fluid 14 whose samples must to be deposited, in the form of microdrops, on a receiving tray miniaturized 16, also made of glass or rigid plastic (nylon).
- the reservoir tray 10 has an area of about 100 cm 2 (12.5 cm x 8.5 cm) and has 384 cavities 12, having a volume of about 100 ⁇ l, arranged in a matrix of 16 columns of 24 rows and distant the each other, center to center, about 4.5 mm.
- the receiver plate 16 has no cavities and has an area of only about 1 cm 2 (1.2 cm ⁇ 0.8 cm).
- the device according to the invention comprises a plurality of flexible transfer plates 18 assembled between they. These plates are made of polyimide, for example, and have a thickness of the order of 50 to 150 microns.
- Each plate 18 comprises an isosceles trapezoid-shaped lower portion 20, forming a fluidic interface, the large base of which has substantially the same length as the width I 1 of the reservoir plate 10 and is crenellated so as to end with as many portions of ends 22 that the tank plate comprises columns of cavities 12, 16 in the example described.
- the slots are sized so that the portions 22 can enter the cavities 12.
- the fluidic interface 20 in trapezoidal shape is extended, from its small base, by a rectangular portion 24 whose length substantially corresponds to the width I 2 of the receiving plate 16.
- Each flexible plate 18 is provided with a bundle of channels 26 which take birth in each of its end portions 22 and end, parallel to each other, in the upper part 24. Typically, in the embodiment described, the channels 26 are then distant, each others, center to center, 0.5 mm.
- the device according to the invention comprises as many identical plates 18 as the tank tray 10 has rows, ie 24 in the example described, the end portions 22 of each plate being intended to take place in one of the tray's columns.
- the flexible plates 18 are gathered, at their upper part, parallel to each other, in a frame 28, to form a print head whose length substantially corresponds to the length L 2 of the receiving plate 16 and whose width, as already mentioned, corresponds substantially to its width I 2 .
- the plates could also have a base of length corresponding to the length L1 of the tank plate 10.
- the reservoir plate 10 is closed, sealingly, by a cover 30 crossed, also so sealed, by the flexible plates 18.
- the sealing on the periphery is ensured by a bellows 32 whose role will appear later.
- FIG 4 shows, on a larger scale, the in which the flexible plates 18 and their channels 26 are made. appears that these plates are formed of two thin sheets of plastic 34 and 36, one of which, the upper sheet 34 in the figure, has been previously etched, by any method well known to those skilled in the art, to draw the contour of the channels 26 and which are then assembled to one another by a rolling method, also well known to those skilled in the art.
- the sheets 34 and 36 have a thickness of 25 to 50 ⁇ m and the total volume of a channel is about 0.5 to 3 ⁇ L.
- the plates 18 comprise, fixed on their upper sheet 34, opposite each channel 26, a piezoelectric actuator 38 having the role of deforming the sheet at that location in order to reduce the thickness of the channel.
- the channel 26 opens out of the sheet by a narrowing forming 40, while, on the other side, the channel has a narrowing 42.
- the nozzle 40 and the narrowing 42 have the same depth, from 10 to 40 ⁇ m, and the same width, from 40 to 90 ⁇ m. The dimensions of the shrinkage can even be lower than those of the beak.
- FIG. 5 shows that the actuator 38 is formed of a stack which comprises, starting from the sheet 34, a lower metal electrode 44, an insulation layer 46, a layer of piezoelectric material 48, a new insulation layer 50 and an upper metal electrode 52.
- the two electrodes are associated with electrical conductors 54 allowing control of the actuator.
- the electrodes 44 and 52 are deposited by evaporation, while the insulation layers 46 and 50 are deposited by plasma and the piezoelectric layer 48 is deposited by vaporization using a magnetron.
- the electrical supply conductors different actuators 38 lead to a control circuit 56 which, under the command of a computer 58, ensures their excitation.
- the assembly formed by the transfer plates 18 assembled is placed above the tank plate 10 whose cavities 12 contain the liquids 14 to be transferred to the receiving tray 16.
- the alignment is made so that after having crossed the lid 30, each of the end portions 22 of the transfer plates 18 is located vertically in a cavity 12.
- the ends of the plates are immersed in the liquid, it is sucked into the different channels 26 by capillarity.
- the receiving plate 16 can thus receive a network of micro-drops of liquid formed of the same number of rows and columns as the plateau but, as already mentioned, on a greatly reduced scale.
- the micro-drops may have a volume of 20 ⁇ L to 1 ⁇ L.
- the channels 26 could to be subjected to the effect of two identical actuators 38 arranged face to face with the outside of each of the sheets forming the flexible plates. Such a provision makes it possible to better control the direction of ejection of the drops.
- the plate could be formed of three leaves, the central leaf of which would be pierced with openings through forming the channels.
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Description
- une pluralité de canaux souples disposés en un faisceau convergent, dont les premières extrémités sont destinées à être plongées dans les cavités du plateau réservoir et dont les deuxièmes extrémités sont assemblées en un réseau miniaturisé,
- des moyens de remplissage des canaux, à partir de leurs premières extrémités, par le liquide contenu dans les cavités, et
- des moyens d'expulsion d'une goutte de liquide de la deuxième extrémité de chaque canal en direction du plateau récepteur.
- les canaux sont formés dans une pluralité de plaques souples de façon à converger de leurs premières extrémités vers leurs deuxièmes extrémités ;
- ces plaques sont liées ensemble par leur partie qui comporte les deuxièmes extrémités des canaux ;
- chaque plaque est formée de deux feuilles polymériques scellées ensemble et dont l'une, au moins, est dotée d'un réseau de rainures convergentes formant les canaux,
- chaque canal comporte un premier rétrécissement situé à proximité de sa deuxième extrémité et un deuxième rétrécissement situé à ladite extrémité ; et
- lesdits moyens d'expulsion comportent un actionneur piézo-électrique disposé sur une paroi extérieure du canal, entre ses deux rétrécissements, et ayant pour rôle de la déformer à cet endroit afin de réduire l'épaisseur du canal.
- Le plateau réservoir est fermé, de façon étanche, par un couvercle que traversent les canaux et les moyens de remplissage sont agencés de manière à établir une surpression dans l'espace compris entre le couvercle et les cavités.
- Les moyens de remplissage comportent un soufflet réunissant le couvercle et son plateau par leur périphérie.
- Les moyens d'expulsion comportent un deuxième actionneur piézo-électrique identique au premier et disposé en face de lui sur l'autre paroi extérieure du canal.
- L'actionneur piézo-électrique est formé d'un empilement qui comporte, en partant de la paroi extérieure du canal, une électrode métallique inférieure, une couche d'isolation, une couche de matériau piézo-électrique, une nouvelle couche d'isolation et une électrode métallique supérieure.
- Les moyens d'expulsion sont agencés de manière à pouvoir agir individuellement sur chaque canal.
- les figures 1 et 2 représentent, respectivement vu de face et de côté, un dispensateur selon l'invention,
- la figure 3 montre, disposés côte à côte, en respectant le rapport de leurs dimensions, un plateau réservoir et un plateau récepteur;
- la figure 4 est une vue en coupe d'un canal, et
- la figure 5 montre, en coupe, la structure de l'actionneur associé à chaque canal.
- du fait que la tête d'impression 24 et l'interface fluidique 20 sont réunies une seule pièce, les plaques 18, le trajet du liquide est parfaitement homogène et il ne subsiste qu'un volume mort minimum ;
- du fait que les plaques 18 sont souples, l'adaptation à des plateaux réservoirs 10 et des plateaux récepteurs 16 de différentes dimensions est facilitée;
- du fait que les plaques souple 18 sont formées de deux feuilles polymériques assemblées par laminage et non collées, toute contamination par la colle des liquides traversant les canaux est éliminée;
- du fait que chaque canal 26 peut être commandé individuellement par une impulsion qui éjecte une seule micro-goutte, l'homogénéité en volume des micro-gouttes peut être assurée.
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- Dispensateur de fluide multi-canal permettant de prélever du liquide (14) dans une pluralité de cavités (12) ménagées sur un plateau réservoir (10) et de le projeter sur un plateau récepteur (16), comportant:une pluralité de canaux souples (26) disposés en un faisceau convergent, dont les premières extrémités sont destinées à être plongées dans lesdites cavités et dont les deuxièmes extrémités sont assemblées en un réseau miniaturisé,des moyens de remplissage desdits canaux, à partir de leurs premières extrémités, par le liquide contenu dans les cavités, etdes moyens d'expulsion d'une goutte de liquide de la deuxième extrémité de chaque canal en direction du plateau récepteur,lesdits canaux (26) sont formés dans une pluralité de plaques souples (18) de façon à converger de leurs premières extrémités vers leurs deuxièmes extrémités ;lesdites plaques (18) sont liées ensemble par leur partie (24) qui comporte les deuxièmes extrémités des canaux,chaque plaque est formée de deux feuilles polymériques (34, 36) scellées ensemble et dont l'une, au moins, est dotée d'un réseau de rainures convergentes formant lesdits canaux ;chaque canal (26) comporte un premier rétrécissement (42) situé à proximité de sa deuxième extrémité et un deuxième rétrécissement (40) situé à ladite extrémité ; etlesdits moyens d'expulsion comportent un actionneur piézo-électrique (38) disposé sur une paroi extérieure du canal, entre ses deux rétrécissements, et ayant pour rôle de la déformer à cet endroit afin de réduire l'épaisseur du canal.
- Dispensateur selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le plateau réservoir (10) est fermé, de manière étanche, par un couvercle (30) que traversent les canaux et en ce que lesdits moyens de remplissage sont agencés pour établir une surpression dans l'espace compris entre le couvercle et les cavités.
- Dispensateur selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens de remplissage comportent un soufflet (32) réunissant le couvercle (30) et son plateau (10) par leur périphérie.
- Dispensateur selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens d'expulsion comportent un deuxième actionneur piézo-électrique (38) identique au premier et disposé en face de lui sur l'autre paroi extérieure du canal.
- Dispensateur selon l'une des revendications 1 et 4, caractérisé en ce que ledit actionneur est formé d'un empilement qui comporte, en partant de la paroi extérieure du canal, une électrode métallique inférieure (44), une couche d'isolation (46), une pastille de matériau piézo-électrique (48), une nouvelle couche d'isolation (50) et une électrode métallique supérieure (52).
- Dispensateur selon l'une des revendications 1, 4 et 5, caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens d'expulsion (38) sont agencés de manière à pouvoir agir individuellement sur chaque canal.
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EP02740180A EP1401581B1 (fr) | 2001-07-05 | 2002-06-28 | Dispensateur de fluide multi-canal |
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EP01810661A EP1273346A1 (fr) | 2001-07-05 | 2001-07-05 | Dispensateur de fluide multi-canal |
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PCT/CH2002/000353 WO2003004163A1 (fr) | 2001-07-05 | 2002-06-28 | Dispensateur de fluide multi-canal |
EP02740180A EP1401581B1 (fr) | 2001-07-05 | 2002-06-28 | Dispensateur de fluide multi-canal |
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EP1401581A1 EP1401581A1 (fr) | 2004-03-31 |
EP1401581B1 true EP1401581B1 (fr) | 2005-03-30 |
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EP01810661A Withdrawn EP1273346A1 (fr) | 2001-07-05 | 2001-07-05 | Dispensateur de fluide multi-canal |
EP02740180A Expired - Lifetime EP1401581B1 (fr) | 2001-07-05 | 2002-06-28 | Dispensateur de fluide multi-canal |
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EP (2) | EP1273346A1 (fr) |
AT (1) | ATE291965T1 (fr) |
CA (1) | CA2452184A1 (fr) |
DE (1) | DE60203507T2 (fr) |
WO (1) | WO2003004163A1 (fr) |
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EP1401581A1 (fr) | 2004-03-31 |
CA2452184A1 (fr) | 2003-01-16 |
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