Microfluidics Starter Pack by Elveflow

Overview

Elveflow’s Starter Pack can be set up in many ways that bring the many benefits of pressure-driven pumping to your microfluidic applications. One of the key advantages of Elveflow’s OB1 Flow Controller is to remove any flow oscillations and enable very fast flow rate changes (no inertia) while remaining extremely stable.

From simple single-channel microfluidic flow to multi-channel droplet experiments, the Starter Pack covers hardware needs for a wide range of applications. The whole system is controlled by the powerful ESI software which allows you to simply set pressures and monitor your experiment, or try advance functions such as full automation and running scripts.

You can add different Elveflow modules to suit your experimental needs. These modules include valves, sensors, bubble traps and many more.

Experiments performed with the microfluidics Starter Pack

TESTIMONIALS

“We like very much the fact that the instruments are plug-and-play. It enables to easily set up an experiment with. We also like the portability of the Elveflow pressure pumps, as we need to move our experiment.”
Dr. Rémy Fulcrand, Liquid at Interfaces’ Group of PMCN Laboratory – CNRS UMR5586 at Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University, France
OB1 pressure-driven flow controller user
“For us the biggest advantage is the outstanding control on the flow with fast response times.”
Dr. Samuel Kilchenmann, Laboratory of Life Sciences Electronics – EPFL, Switzerland
OB1 pressure-driven flow controller user
“The instruments that we got made our experiments much easier and reliable and we are highly satisfied with them. The control of the instruments is handled through a LabView interface and the available libraries are great and easy to integrate into your own VIs, so that tailored interfaces can be created efficiently. ”
Dr. Samuel Kilchenmann, Laboratory of Life Sciences Electronics – EPFL, Switzerland
OB1 pressure-driven flow controller user
“The OB1 is performing so well and we are very impressed by its behavior so far. ”
Eric Pedrol Ripoll, Facultat de Quimica – Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Italy
OB1 pressure-driven flow controller user
“We like very much the fact that the instruments are plug-and-play. It enables to easily set up an experiment with. We also like the portability of the Elveflow pressure pumps, as we need to move our experiment.”
Dr. Rémy Fulcrand, Liquid at Interfaces’ Group of PMCN Laboratory – CNRS UMR5586 at Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University, France
OB1 pressure-driven flow controller user
“For us the biggest advantage is the outstanding control on the flow with fast response times.”
Dr. Samuel Kilchenmann, Laboratory of Life Sciences Electronics – EPFL, Switzerland
OB1 pressure-driven flow controller user
“The instruments that we got made our experiments much easier and reliable and we are highly satisfied with them. The control of the instruments is handled through a LabView interface and the available libraries are great and easy to integrate into your own VIs, so that tailored interfaces can be created efficiently. ”
Dr. Samuel Kilchenmann, Laboratory of Life Sciences Electronics – EPFL, Switzerland
OB1 pressure-driven flow controller user
“The OB1 is performing so well and we are very impressed by its behavior so far. ”
Eric Pedrol Ripoll, Facultat de Quimica – Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Italy
OB1 pressure-driven flow controller user

BASIC EXAMPLE: MICROFLUIDIC CHIP INJECTION

1. External pressure sourceConnect an externalpressure and/or avacuum source to theOB1Control the pressureor the flow rate &automate sequences2. Monitoring & sequencing3. Pressurized reservoir holder rackPush your samplesinto your microfluidicdevice4. Microfluidic deviceThe OB1 pressure & vacuumcontroller offers the bestperformances for perfectflow controlthe pressure is adjusted with a flow ratesensor to get the desired flow rateFeedback loop mode: Choose from 1 to 4channels, and more…

Why use microfluidics?

Microfluidics is the science of manipulating and controlling fluids, usually in the range of microliters (10^-6) to picoliters (10^-12). It is an amazing technology that brings lots of benefits to many varied applications areas of science such as:

Very low sample and reagent consumption
High reproducibility
Upmost control of experimental conditions (temperature, mixing, pressure, etc…)
Easy automation
Continuous processes
And many more!

Control flow rates directly

Pressure-driven flow controlled microfluidics: Switch from an accurate pressure control to an effective flow rate control by adding Elveflow’s Flow Rate Sensors.

Those sensors, combined with the ESI software and its built-in feedback loop control, enable monitoring and control of liquid flow rates. You can dial in a flow rate value and your system will quickly and accurately reach that flow rate by adjusting the system pressure.

Add chips to make droplets, encapsulate cells…

Elveflow offers a variety of chips designed for specific applications such as droplet generation, flow focusing, cell encapsulation, and many more.

Upgrade your OB1 Flow Controller

The OB1 Flow Controller is a powerful instrument that can be tailored to suit your needs. We offer different channels, for vacuum and/or pressure, from -900 mBar up to 8000 mBar. You can swap or add channels to your OB1 Flow Controller at a later date. Contact us to find out more about the procedure.

APPLICATION notes

And many more depending on your field of application:

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Specification

Microfluidics can be applied to lots of varied applications and therefore the content of the Starter Pack can be tweaked to suit your specific needs.