Microfluidics

Our capillary-driven microfluidic chips automatically detect multiple biomarkers after the addition of one drop of sample, triggering a cascade of events powered by capillary forces. The chips combine microfluidic functional elements: blood filters, sample collectors, valves, channels, reaction chambers and pumps. We integrate biochemical reagents directly on the microfluidic chips. We dramatically miniaturize biochemical reactions preserving valuable samples and reagents, increasing the sensitivity of tests, accelerating mass transport limited reactions, leading to a faster time to high quality results. An important advantage is that all fluid processing steps are encoded in the chips. Unlike alternative approaches, there is no need for peripheral equipment for fluid control and processing. Alternative approaches require several reagents and sample manipulation steps and are therefore confined to the laboratory or the physician’s back office.