| Group |
2021-13 |
Status |
completed |
| Title |
Automated Biological Sample Removal and Seeding |
| Supervisor |
Steve Shih |
| Description |
The goal of this project is to design a system capable of autonomously removing several micro-droplets of biological samples from a Digital Microfluidic chip and depositing the samples into a tissue culture plate. The system must:
• Be entirely autonomous
• Use biocompatible materials and methods
• Prevent sample cross contamination
• Interface with existing automation infrastructure
• Operate rapidly
• Compatible with commercial-off-the-shelf tissue culture plates
Additionally, emphasis will be placed on creating a system that is compact and portable
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| Requirement |
Microcontrollers (Arduino)
programming (Python, C)
stepper motors, DC motors, power electronics,
Computer Aided Design (solid works, fusion 360)
3D printing, prototyping, hardware design
Basic understanding of fluidics
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| Tools |
3D Printer, Microscope, Circuit prototyping (solder iron, multimeter, oscilloscope) |
| Number of Students |
6 |
| Students |
Jeffrey Hamel, Adam Vlna, Adrian Patterson, Matei Dima, Philippe Carvajal, Raha Ekhtiari |
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