Shin Yong-Jun, Lee Jeong-Bong
Department of Electrical Engineering, The University of Texas at Dallas, 800 W. Campbell Rd., Richardson, Texas 75080, USA.
Rev Sci Instrum. 2010 Jan;81(1):014302. doi: 10.1063/1.3274673.
Machine vision is widely used in an industrial environment today. It can perform various tasks, such as inspecting and controlling production processes, that may require humanlike intelligence. The importance of imaging technology for biological research or medical diagnosis is greater than ever. For example, fluorescent reporter imaging enables scientists to study the dynamics of gene networks with high spatial and temporal resolution. Such high-throughput imaging is increasingly demanding the use of machine vision for real-time analysis and control. Digital microfluidics is a relatively new technology with expectations of becoming a true lab-on-a-chip platform. Utilizing digital microfluidics, only small amounts of biological samples are required and the experimental procedures can be automatically controlled. There is a strong need for the development of a digital microfluidics system integrated with machine vision for innovative biological research today. In this paper, we show how machine vision can be applied to digital microfluidics by demonstrating two applications: machine vision-based measurement of the kinetics of biomolecular interactions and machine vision-based droplet motion control. It is expected that digital microfluidics-based machine vision system will add intelligence and automation to high-throughput biological imaging in the future.
如今,机器视觉在工业环境中得到了广泛应用。它可以执行各种任务,比如检查和控制生产过程,而这些任务可能需要类似人类的智能。成像技术对生物学研究或医学诊断的重要性比以往任何时候都更高。例如,荧光报告基因成像使科学家能够以高空间和时间分辨率研究基因网络的动态变化。这种高通量成像越来越需要使用机器视觉进行实时分析和控制。数字微流控是一项相对较新的技术,有望成为真正的芯片实验室平台。利用数字微流控,只需要少量生物样本,并且实验过程可以自动控制。如今,迫切需要开发一种集成了机器视觉的数字微流控系统用于创新性生物学研究。在本文中,我们通过展示两个应用来表明机器视觉如何应用于数字微流控:基于机器视觉的生物分子相互作用动力学测量和基于机器视觉的液滴运动控制。预计基于数字微流控的机器视觉系统未来将为高通量生物成像增添智能和自动化。
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