JP2019025476A - 注入時に液滴を予備帯電する微小流体装置 - Google Patents
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Abstract
【解決手段】EWOD装置10は、ギャップを定義する対向する基板を含み、これらの基板はそれぞれ当該ギャップに面する絶縁体表面を含む。素子アレイは、駆動電圧を掛けるための電極素子を含む。予備帯電構造は、ギャップに流体連絡する管路を定義し、管路42は、液滴4Bを生成するための流体リザーバ4Aの注入を受け付け、予備帯電構造は管路に電気的に露出した電気素子を含む。電気素子は、管路内の流体リザーバを予備帯電し、液滴を含む、管路から離間したギャップ35部分が電気素子から電気的に隔離されていることにより、液滴がギャップの上記部分内に位置するときに浮遊電位になる。電気素子は、管路に露出した電極部分になり得、又は、管路内導入された外部接続された予備帯電素子になり得る。
【選択図】図7A
Description
本願発明は、DCオフセット電圧V0の望まぬ値を回避するEWOD装置、特にAM−EWOD装置のための、改善された構成に関する。上述のとおり、本願発明のEWOD装置では、DCオフセット電圧V0の望まぬ値を回避するように、構成及び操作される。
第2共通参照電極280の抵抗に相当する抵抗RE2405;
第2疎水性コーティング層226(又は後方に存在する場合、追加の絶縁体999と直列の第2疎水性層226)のキャパシタンスに相当するキャパシタCHC2410;
第1疎水性コーティング層216のキャパシタンスに相当するキャパシタCHC1425;
絶縁体層220のキャパシタンスに相当するキャパシタCINS430;及び、
素子電極239の抵抗に相当する抵抗RE1435。
4A 液体リザーバ
4B 液滴
6 接触角Θ
10 EWOD装置
13 例示的なEWOD装置
16 下部疎水性コーティング
20 絶縁体層
26 上部疎水性コーティング
28 参照電極
30 下部基板
32 スペーサ
34 非極性のフィラー流体
35 流体ギャップ
36 上部基板
38 下部電極
38A 第1下部電極
38B 第2下部電極
40 流体注入構造
42 注入管路
44 開口部
46 電極の一部
50 第2表面
52 オフセット設定構造
54 流体注入構造
56 電極の一部
58 単一の露出表面
62 側面開口した注入管路
63 側面支持部
63B 導電性の側面支持構造
64 流体注入構造
66 電極の一部
68 第1表面
70 第2表面
72 注入管路
74 流体注入構造
76/76A/76B 電極の一部
80 注入構造
82 注入管路
84 拡張部
86 予備帯電素子
200 例示的なEWOD装置
204 液滴
216 第1疎水性コーティング層
220 絶縁体層
226 第2疎水性コーティング層
228 第2共通参照電極
230 第1基板
232 スペーサ
234 フィラー流体
236 第2基板
238 一式の素子電極
239 素子電極
290 素子アレイ
292A 素子
292B 素子
292C 素子
999 絶縁体層
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- 誘電体上エレクトロウェッティング(EWOD)装置であって、
第1基板及びこれに対向する第2基板であって、当該第1基板と当該第2基板との間にギャップが定義され、これらの基板はそれぞれ、当該ギャップに面する絶縁体の表面を含む、第1基板及び第2基板と、
上記ギャップ内で液滴の操作を駆動する複数の独立した素子を含む素子アレイであって、それぞれの独立した上記素子は、駆動電圧を掛けるための複数の電極素子を含む、素子アレイと、
上記ギャップと流体連絡する管路を含み、液滴を生成するための流体リザーバを受け付けるように構成された予備帯電構造であって、上記管路に電気的に露出した電気素子を含む予備帯電構造と、
を含み、
上記電気素子は、上記管路内で上記流体リザーバを予備帯電し、かつ、上記管路から離れた位置において上記液滴を含む上記ギャップの部分は、上記電気素子から電気的に隔離されており、上記液滴は、上記ギャップの上記部分に位置する場合に浮遊電位である、EWOD装置。 - 上記予備帯電構造は、上記ギャップに流体連絡する注入管路を定義する注入構造を含み、上記注入管路は、上記流体リザーバの注入を受け付けるように構成された管路であり、上記電気素子は、上記注入管路に露出した複数の電極素子の電極部分を含む、請求項1に記載のEWOD装置。
- 上記複数の電極素子は、上記第2基板上の駆動電極と上記第1基板上の参照電極とを含み、上記電気素子は、上記注入管路に露出した上記参照電極の一部である、請求項2に記載のEWOD装置。
- 上記電極部分及び上記第1基板の上記絶縁体の層は、上記注入管路において階段状の構造を有することにより、上記電極部分の複数の表面が上記注入管路に露出している、請求項3に記載のEWOD装置。
- 上記電極部分及び上記第1基板の上記絶縁体の層は、上記注入管路において直線状の構造を有することにより、上記電極部分の単一の表面が上記注入管路に露出している、請求項3に記載のEWOD装置。
- 上記複数の電極素子は、上記第2基板上において共面構造で配置された複数の電極素子を含み、
上記第2基板上の上記絶縁体の層から、上記電極素子の少なくとも1つの少なくとも一部まで貫くように、上記注入管路が上記ギャップから切り取られていることによって、上記電極素子のその部分が上記注入管路に露出しており、かつ
上記電気素子は、上記注入管路に露出している上記電極素子の一部である、請求項2に記載のEWOD装置。 - 上記電気素子は、複数の電極素子に跨る、請求項6に記載のEWOD装置。
- 上記電気素子は、上記管路内に挿入された外部接続された予備帯電素子を含む、請求項1に記載のEWOD装置。
- 上記予備帯電素子は、接地した導電体を含む、請求項8に記載のEWOD装置。
- 上記複数の電極素子は、第1基板上の参照電極を含み、上記予備帯電素子は、上記参照電極が接続されたのと同じ給電部に接続された導電体を含む、請求項8に記載のEWOD装置。
- 上記管路は、上記第1基板上の上記絶縁体の層の拡張部により定義された注入管路を含み、上記電極素子の一部は上記注入管路に露出していない、請求項8から10のいずれか1項に記載のEWOD装置。
- 上記管路は、上記トップ基板から上記ギャップまで貫くように切り取られた開口部を含む、請求項1から11のいずれか1項に記載のEWOD装置。
- 上記管路は、上記ギャップと流体連絡する側面開口部を上記第1基板と上記第2基板との間に含む、請求項1から11のいずれか1項に記載のEWOD装置。
- 上記側面開口部につながる上記注入管路の一部を定義する側面支持部をさらに含む、請求項13に記載のEWOD装置。
- 上記側面支持部は導電体である、請求項13又は14に記載のEWOD装置。
- 電気素子が上記ギャップに電気的に接続された複数のオフセット設定構造を含み、当該オフセット設定構造の少なくとも1つは、上記流体リザーバを注入するために注入構造から離間している、請求項1から15のいずれか1項に記載のEWOD装置。
- 誘電体上エレクトロウェッティング(EWOD)装置の操作方法であって、
上記EWOD装置により定義された管路を介してEWOD装置に流体リザーバを注入する工程と、
上記流体リザーバが上記管路内にある間に、電気素子により上記流体リザーバを予備帯電する工程と、
上記EWOD装置に駆動電圧を掛けることにより、注入された上記流体リザーバから液滴を生成し、当該液滴を上記EWOD装置により定義されたギャップに移動させる工程と、を包含し、
上記液滴を、上記電気素子から電気的に隔離された上記ギャップ部分に移動させ、上記液滴が上記ギャップ部分内に位置するときに、上記液滴を浮遊電位にする、EWOD装置の操作方法。 - 上記EWOD装置は、それぞれ駆動電極及び参照電極を含む複数の素子アレイを含み、
予備帯電中に上記流体リザーバの電位を上記参照電極の電位に初期化し、上記駆動電圧のAC信号遷移における上記液滴と参照電極との間の電位差は、AC信号遷移の第1相中はゼロであり、AC信号遷移の第2相中は負にオフセットされている、請求項17のEWOD装置の操作方法。 - 上記EWOD装置は、それぞれ駆動電極及び参照電極を含む複数の素子アレイを含み、
予備帯電中に上記流体リザーバの電位を上記参照電極の電位に対してオフセットした電位に初期化し、上記駆動電圧のAC信号遷移における上記液滴と参照電極との間の電位差は、AC信号遷移の第1相中は正のオフセット値を有し、AC信号遷移の第2相中は負のオフセット値を有する、請求項17のEWOD装置の操作方法。 - 上記参照電極と上記液滴との間の平均DC電位差は、AC信号遷移の複数のサイクルに亘っておおよそゼロである、請求項19のEWOD装置の操作方法。
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