Detail: Used within automated liquid handling systems, microfluidic devices ('lab-on-a-chip'), or analyzers to precisely control the flow of reagents or samples through small channels or ports. Piezoelectric or solenoid actuation provides fast, low-power switching.
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Miniature valve actuators such as solenoid and piezoelectric types are commonly found in lab automation systems and are used throughout the automated liquid handling systems to accurately control flow and manipulate reagents. The miniature actuators allow for the precise dispensing and mixing of the reagents while controlling for smallest amounts of fluids. They are also used in microfluidic devices or lab-on-a-chip types of systems and controlled over very small amounts of liquid and to manipulate very small amounts of fluid through tiny channels for complex analysis.
Miniature valve actuators are integrated into analyzers for controlling sample flow in the potential testing sequence.
They typically require low power consumption which maximizes their efficiency for automated operation that can function indefinitely.
These characteristics allow miniature valve actuators to support critical precision and automated fluid control in lab automation devices.
Their response time is quick, which is critical to accurate fluid control systems.
Miniature valve actuators have been designed to effectively control small volumes of liquid within compact and responsive systems that deliver accuracy and repeatability in sample liquid handling systems in laboratory automation. These actuators use either a piezoelectric switch or solenoid switch to control the flow of liquid with precision, time and with less dead volume. Here's how precise actuation contributes to a highly controlled valve and fluid management in low volume lab automation devices:
Piezoelectric actuators produce precise mechanical movement in response to an electrical signal, allowing for valve modulation with high accuracy to precisely dose fluid amount.
Solenoid actuators produce a magnetic field and cause a quick switching of the fluid valve providing quick binary open/close control of fluidic systems.
Low internal dead volume minimizes dead volume of fluid waste and fluid cross-contamination, which helps keep cleaning in a clean lab setting.
Fast switching speed allows for high-throughput operations that are critical to automated pipetting operations, dispensing materials and/or in analytical testing.
Energy-efficient actuators are ideal for lab products which require continuous uninterrupted sample processing or battery-operated lab devices which generate little heat.
Accuracy in timing and pulse control allows flow of liquid to be predictable in time-critical assays such as, PCR, or immunoassays.
Micro movements could allow control of liquid volume in small quantities from microliters to nanoliters.
Small physical profile is ideal for small footprint lab-on-chip systems or handheld analyzers.
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