Periodic Reporting for period 1 - ANALYTICS (All-electrical analytic platform for digital fluidics)
Reporting period: 2017-09-01 to 2019-02-28
Being supported by the ERC in the frame of the PoC project ANALYTICS, we brought the fundamental developments of the millifluidic resonance detector to the level of industry-ready prototypes. In the frame of the project, the device is optimized to meet generic industrial standards. At its present realization, the device, which is just a tiny portable box, is directly connected to a computer via a single USB cable, which provides the device with the necessary electrical power and allows the reading of the measured data. We put forth the innovative design of the device, which enables customers to replace millifluidic tubing in a straightforward and time efficient manner without the need to disassemble the device. With this prototype, we already established contacts to industry and academic partners regarding the use of our fluidic platform in their settings. Furthermore, we target further optimization of our measurement platform to fit the specific needs of these potential customers. This successful development from the fundamental to the prototype level in such a short time was possible only due to the dedicated financing in the spirit of the application-oriented ERC PoC project.