DROPLET MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE AND METHODS OF SENSING THE RESULTS OF AN ASSAY THEREIN

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14838797

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A method of determining the result of an assay in a microfluidic device includes the steps of: dispensing a sample droplet onto a first portion of an electrode array of the microfluidic device; dispensing a reagent droplet onto a second portion of the electrode array of the microfluidic device; controlling actuation voltages applied to the electrode array to mix the sample droplet and the reagent droplet into a product droplet; sensing a dynamic property of the product droplet; and determining an assay of the sample droplet based on the sensed dynamic property. The dynamic property is a physical property of the product droplet that influences a transport property of the product droplet on the electrode array. Example dynamic properties of the product droplet include the moveable state, split-able state, and viscosity based on droplet properties. The method may be used to perform an amoebocyte lysate (LAL) assay.

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SHARP LIFE SCIENCE (EU) LIMITEDOXFORD OXFORDSHIRE OX4 4GB

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Adachi, Masahiro Osaka, JP 117 1886
Brownlow, Michael James Oxfordshire, GB 65 1354
Childs, Mark Formby Merseyside, GB 45 224
Hadwen, Benjamin James Oxford, GB 58 610
Hector, Jason Roderick Oxford, GB 14 180
Jacobs, Adrian Marc Simon Oxford, GB 23 881
Skinner, Alison Mary Mansfield, US 3 21

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