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Finite Element Modelling for the Optimization of Microheating in Disposable Molecular Diagnostics

t. pardy1,
t. rang1,
i. tulp2
1
Thomas Johann Seebeck Department of Electronics, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
2
SelfDiagnostics Deutschland GmbH, German
International Journal of Computational Methods and Experimental Measurements
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Volume 5, Issue 1, 2017
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Pages 13-22
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Abstract:

The number of disposable molecular diagnostics tests in the IVD market has been growing rapidly and is bound to continue to grow in the near future. The internal complexity of these rapid tests increases with the complexity of the diagnostic assay implemented by them. Some assays require precise tem- perature control (±1°C –5°C) for an extended time (i.e. 15–60 minutes) for the reactions involved to run properly. Microheating components in them must meet strict criteria with respect to power con- sumption, physical size and cost. The proposed finite element model is intended to provide tools for in silico validation of device designs (geometries, structural materials), as well as to help in the interpre- tation of heat transfer processes inside the thermal system present in a molecular diagnostics device. The proposed model was developed for and validated with polyimide etched foil heating elements actively controlled via a mini-thermostat. The thermostat was designed for battery-based operation and implemented with open-source hardware (Arduino-compatible). Plastic test structures were created that emulated disposable Lab-on-a-Chip devices with microfluidic channels to hold liquid volumes on the scale of 0.1 mL. The experimental setup was demonstrated to maintain target temperatures over at least 30 minutes with at least ±1°C around the set point operated from batteries. Physical parameters of the resistive heating element used were fed into the finite element model and simulation results compared to the performance of the aforementioned experimental setup.

Keywords: Computer aided design, Finite element modelling, Lab-on-a-chip, Microfluidics, microcontrollers, Resistive heating

1. Introduction

2. Theoretical Background

3. Experimental Setup for Model Validation

4. Results and Discussion

5. Conclusions

Acknowledgments

The authors wish to thank the support of the Sächsische AufbauBank provided under project SAB#100204668, the Estonian Research Council provided under research project IUT19- 11 and the Horizon 2020 ERA-chair initiative VFP5051 ‘Cognitive Electronics – COEL’. Additionally, the authors would like to express their gratitude to Jüri Oleitšuk for the manu- facturing of test structures.

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[2] Wang, Y., Song, H. & Pant, K., A reduced-order model for whole-chip thermal analy- sis of microfluidic lab-on-a-chip systems. Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 16(1–2), pp. 369–380, 2014. [Crossref]
[3] Pardy, T., Tulp, I. & Rang, T., Finite element modelling of the resistive heating of dis- posable molecular diagnostics devices. Computational Methods and Experimental Measurements XVII, 59, pp. 381–391, 2015. [Crossref]
[4] Srivastava, M., Srivastava, M.C. & Bhatnagar, S., Control Systems, Tata McGraw-Hill: New Delhi, Singapore, 2009.
[5] Meier, A.V., Electric Power Systems: A Conceptual Introduction, IEEE Press, Wiley- Interscience, Hoboken, N.J, 2006.
[6] Griffiths, D.J., Introduction to electrodynamics. Prentice Hall, 93, p. 95, 1999.
[7] Kandlikar, S.G., Garimella, S., Li, D., Colin, S. & King, M.R., Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow in Minichannels and Microchannels, Elsevier, 2006.
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Pardy, T., T. Rang, & Tulp, I. (2017). Finite Element Modelling for the Optimization of Microheating in Disposable Molecular Diagnostics. Int. J. Comput. Methods Exp. Meas., 5(1), 13-22. https://doi.org/10.2495/CMEM-V5-N1-13-22
T. Pardy, T. Rang, and I. Tulp, "Finite Element Modelling for the Optimization of Microheating in Disposable Molecular Diagnostics," Int. J. Comput. Methods Exp. Meas., vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 13-22, 2017. https://doi.org/10.2495/CMEM-V5-N1-13-22
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T. Pardy, et al. "Finite Element Modelling for the Optimization of Microheating in Disposable Molecular Diagnostics." International Journal of Computational Methods and Experimental Measurements, v 5, pp 13-22. doi: https://doi.org/10.2495/CMEM-V5-N1-13-22
T. Pardy, T. Rang and I. Tulp. "Finite Element Modelling for the Optimization of Microheating in Disposable Molecular Diagnostics." International Journal of Computational Methods and Experimental Measurements, 5, (2017): 13-22. doi: https://doi.org/10.2495/CMEM-V5-N1-13-22
PARDY T， RANG T， TULP I. Finite Element Modelling for the Optimization of Microheating in Disposable Molecular Diagnostics[J]. International Journal of Computational Methods and Experimental Measurements， 2017， 5(1)： 13-22. https://doi.org/10.2495/CMEM-V5-N1-13-22