White Jonathan A, Streets Aaron M
Department of Bioengineering University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, United States.
Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, CA 94158, United States.
HardwareX. 2018 Apr;3:135-145. doi: 10.1016/j.ohx.2017.10.002. Epub 2017 Oct 31.
Microfluidic devices with integrated valves provide precise, programmable fluid handling platforms for high-throughput biological or chemical assays. However, setting up the infrastructure to control such platforms often requires specific engineering expertise or expensive commercial solutions. To address these obstacles, we present a Kit for Arduino-based Transistor Array Actuation (KATARA), an open-source and low-cost Arduino-based controller that can drive 70 solenoid valves to pneumatically actuate integrated microfluidic valves. We include a python package with a GUI to control the KATARA from a personal computer. No programming experience is required.
带有集成阀的微流控装置为高通量生物或化学分析提供了精确、可编程的流体处理平台。然而，建立控制此类平台的基础设施通常需要特定的工程专业知识或昂贵的商业解决方案。为了克服这些障碍，我们展示了一种基于 Arduino 的晶体管阵列驱动套件（KATARA），这是一种开源且低成本的基于 Arduino 的控制器，它可以驱动 70 个电磁阀以气动方式驱动集成微流控阀。我们提供了一个带有图形用户界面（GUI）的 Python 包，以便从个人计算机控制 KATARA。无需编程经验。
