A Discrete Model for Networked Labs-on-Chip: Linking the Physical World to Design Automation
Sprache des Vortragstitels:
Englisch
Original Tagungtitel:
Design Automation Conference (DAC)
Sprache des Tagungstitel:
Englisch
Original Kurzfassung:
Labs-on-Chip integrate and minimize the functionality of
complete conventional laboratories on a single chip. An up-
coming and especially biocompatible realization are
Networked Labs-on-Chips (NLoCs). In NLoCs, small volumes of reagents, so-called droplets, flow in an immiscible fluid in closed channels. An external pump applies a force to this immiscible fluid driving the droplets through the
channels of the NLoC. However, the exact flow behavior of
droplets in NLoCs physically depends on many factors and
interdependencies. This makes it cumbersome to manually
determine the taken path of a droplet and the time it needs
to pass the NLoC. For the same reason, also almost no automated design solutions exist for NLoCs yet. In this work,
we present a discrete model enabling designers and design
automation tools to efficiently determine the droplets' path
and positions. The precision of the proposed model is evaluated by a systematic examination for basic building blocks of
NLoCs as well as for a complete architecture. The resulting
model can be used for manual inspections of the droplets'
behavior in an NLoC and, additionally, provides the basis
for automated design solutions.
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