A wearable glove for interacting with virtual objects is described herein. An example wearable glove includes a fabric material to be worn on a user's hand. The wearable glove also includes a matrix made of an elastic polymer, the matrix including a plurality of voids, each respective void (i) including at least one fluidic actuator and (ii) not being fluidically coupled with a positionally adjacent void. The wearable glove additionally includes a non-fluidic actuator configured to restrict movement of one of the user's digits; and one or more position sensors for monitoring positional data used to a determine a position of the wearable glove within a three-dimensional space. The wearable device can control the at least one fluidic actuator and the at least one non-fluidic actuator to simulate real-world interactions in the artificial-reality environment based on the position of the wearable device as compared to respective positions of virtual objects.

A fluid handling device includes: an introduction part configured to introduce liquid; an ejection part configured to eject liquid; a channel including one end connected to the introduction part and another end connected to the ejection part; and a valve disposed at the channel. An inner surface of the introduction part has water-repellency, and an inner surface of the ejection part and at least a part of an inner surface of the channel do not have water-repellency.

A microfluidic chip having a micro channel for processing a sample is provided. The micro channel may focus the sample by using focusing fluid and a core stream forming geometry. The core stream forming geometry may include a lateral fluid focusing component and one or more vertical fluid focusing components. A microfluidic chip may include a plurality micro channels operating in parallel on a microfluidic chip.

A cartridge, an analysis system and a method for analyzing, in particular, a biological sample, wherein a first group having one or more valves and a second group having one or more valves can be or are actuated from different sides of the cartridge.

A method for manufacturing at least one micromechanical device includes: providing a first and a separate second substrate, each having two surfaces spaced parallel to each other with a predetermined thickness; patterning a first trench structure into one of the two surfaces of the first substrate, and a second trench structure into one of the two surfaces of the second substrate; arranging the patterned surfaces of the two substrates with respect to each other such that a substrate stack with an upper and a lower surface is defined and the first and/or second trench structure forms at least one cavity therein; thinning the substrate stack from its upper and/or lower surface; exposing the at least one cavity by patterning a recess into the upper and/or lower surface of the substrate stack, wherein exposing the at least one cavity is performed after arranging the two substrates into the substrate stack.

Further embodiments relate to a valve manufactured by means of the method and to a micromechanical pump.

A fluid handling device includes: an introduction part configured to introduce liquid; an ejection part configured to eject liquid; a channel including one end connected to the introduction part and another end connected to the ejection part; and a valve disposed at the channel. An inner surface of the introduction part has water-repellency, and an inner surface of the ejection part and at least a part of an inner surface of the channel do not have water-repellency.

A printed structure including a plurality of overlying layers of elongate polymeric filaments stacked on a surface of a substrate. The elongate polymeric filaments are stacked on each other along their lengths to form a liquid impermeable, self-supporting wall. The liquid impermeable self-supporting wall forms a wall angle of about 30° to about 90° with respect to a plane of the surface of the substrate.

The present technology provides for a microfluidic substrate configured to carry out PCR on a number of polynucleotide-containing samples in parallel. The substrate can be a single-layer substrate in a microfluidic cartridge. Also provided are a method of making a microfluidic cartridge comprising such a substrate. Still further disclosed are a microfluidic valve suitable for use in isolating a PCR chamber in a microfluidic substrate, and a method of making such a valve.

The present invention relates to microfluidic check valves, as well as fluidic cartridges including such check valves. In particular examples, the check valve includes a pre-stressed spring formed from a planar substrate. Various characteristics of the valves, such as size, profile, opening pressure, etc., can be tuned to provide desired performance when employed within a fluidic cartridge.

A fluidic valve device intended to be arranged in a fluidic circuit, the device notably including a first switching assembly including a first compartment defining a first internal space and a first permanent magnet arranged with the freedom to slide in the first internal space, a second switching assembly including a second compartment defining a second internal space and a second permanent magnet arranged with the freedom to slide in the second internal space, the first permanent magnet and the second permanent magnet being arranged relative to one another in such a way as to be in a first state of magnetic interaction, making it possible to obtain a first stable mechanical configuration or in a second state of magnetic interaction, it possible to obtain a second stable mechanical configuration.