Abstract: A microfluidic apparatus is provided. The microfluidic apparatus includes an electrochromic layer including a plurality of individually independently addressable regions; a microfluidic layer defining a microfluidic channel for allowing a microfluid to pass therethrough; and a plurality of photodetectors configured to detect light transmit through the microfluid.

Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a microfluidic chip. The microfluidic chip may include a substrate. The substrate may include an electrode layer on a base substrate, a dielectric layer on the electrode layer, and a lyophobic layer on the dielectric layer. The electrode layer may include a plurality of electrode units. Each of the plurality of electrode units may be configured to realize both droplet detection and droplet driving in response to a detection signal and a driving signal respectively.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a PCR substrate, a PCR chip, a PCR system, and a liquid droplets pull-out method. The PCR substrate includes a first base; a driving structure disposed on the first base and configured to drive liquid droplets to move; where the first base includes an injection region, a stretching region and an amplification region, and the driving structure is configured to enable liquid in the injection region to form liquid droplets in the stretching region and enable the liquid droplets to move in the amplification region according to a predetermined track.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a microfluidic structure, a microfluidic chip and a detection method. The microfluidic structure includes: a first base substrate and a second base substrate opposite to each other, an antibody area located between the first base substrate and the second base substrate and storing an enzyme-labeled first antibody, a cleaning area storing cleaning liquid, a signal substrate area storing a signal substrate solution and a detection area with a second antibody and an ion sensitive film fixed thereon, wherein all channel areas from the antibody area, the cleaning area and the signal substrate area to the detection area each have a driving electrode structure driving liquid drops to move; and the detection area has a thin film transistor connected with the ion sensitive film.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a microfluidic chip, a biological detection device and a method. The microfluidic chip includes: a first substrate and a second substrate that are oppositely disposed; a first electrode and a second electrode that are oppositely disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, the first electrode including a plurality of spaced first electrode units, and the second electrode including a plurality of spaced second electrode units, wherein the first electrode units are disposed oppositely to the second electrode units in one-to-one correspondence; a first dielectric layer and a second dielectric layer between the first electrode and the second electrode; a first hydrophobic layer and a second hydrophobic layer between the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer, wherein a gap is between the first hydrophobic layer and the second hydrophobic layer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to improved clotting compositions for producing high quality blood serum samples for analyte testing, such as for pathology testing and other biological assays. In particular, the present invention relates to the use of prothrombin activators in combination with stabilizing agents such as colloids for producing high quality blood serum samples. The present invention also relates to associated methods for preparing clotting compositions, tubes, kits and methods of diagnosis, prognosis and monitoring for responsiveness to therapy.

Abstract: An environmental control system for controlling a personal environment at habitable space, the system including: a user occupied comfort subsystem having at least one of a user component, an illumination subsystem, and a microclimate subsystem, wherein the microclimate subsystem provides at least one of heating, cooling and ventilation to the personal environment; a sensory experience subsystem in network communication with the comfort subsystem; a controller in network communication with each of the comfort subsystem and the sensory experience subsystem, the controller configured to monitor and control at least one environmental parameter of the environmental control system.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a light adjusting glass, including a light transmitting substrate and a light adjusting functional layer, where the light transmitting substrate includes a first substrate and a second substrate which are disposed opposite to each other, the light adjusting functional layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and the light adjusting functional layer includes at least two liquid crystal cells; the liquid crystal cells are disposed in a laminated mode, and each of the liquid crystal cells has a liquid crystal layer including dye liquid crystal.

Abstract: A microfluidic chip and a detection method using the microfluidic chip. The microfluidic chip includes: at least one micro-chamber; a photocathode located on a side of the at least one micro-chamber and configured to receive photons emitted from the micro-chamber to generate electrons; a micro-channel plate located on a side of the photocathode away from the micro-chamber and configured to multiply the electrons generated by the photocathode; and a first electrode located on a side of the micro-channel plate away from the photocathode; the micro-channel plate includes a plurality of micro-channels extending substantially in a thickness direction of the micro-channel plate, a secondary electron emission layer is provided on an inner wall of each of the plurality of micro-channels, and the first electrode is configured to detect the electrons that are multiplied by the micro-channel plate.

Abstract: A method and device for simulating a production duration of a silicon-wafer slicer, including: constructing a slicer simulating model, wherein the slicer simulating model includes process-step data of the slicer, and the process-step data include: a loading process step, a cutting process step, a discharging process step, a rinsing process step, a waiting process step, a broken-line replacing process step, a guide-pulley replacing process step, a home-roll replacing process step and a paying-off-wheel replacing process step; in the slicer simulating model, according to a predetermined rule, obtaining a process-step-to-be-executed datum; according to historical data, for the process-step-to-be-executed datum, assigning duration data that individually correspond to the process-step-to-be-executed data, wherein the historical data include: historical duration data that individually correspond to the process-step data of the slicer; and executing sequentially the process steps in the process-step-to-be-executed d

Abstract: A biological detection substrate, a microfluidic chip and a driving method thereof, and a microfluidic detection component are provided. The biological detection substrate includes a sample capture region, the sample capture region includes an electromagnetic coil, and the electromagnetic coil is configured to capture a sample in a sample droplet that is driven to pass through the sample capture region.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a sample preliminary screening chip, a specimen detecting method and a screening device. A data processor may be configured to control a sample solution containing a specimen to be added into a preliminary screening inlet of the sample preliminary screening chip, and control the sample solution in the preliminary screening inlet to enter a channel, successively to flow through a first preliminary screening area and a second preliminary screening area, and to flow out from a preliminary screening outlet so as to store a liquid with the specimen in a first preliminary screening area. In this way, the liquid containing the specimen may be screened preliminarily.

Abstract: A biological detection chip, a biological detection device, and a detection method thereof are disclosed. The biological detection chip includes a first base substrate and a plurality of detection units arranged in an array along a row direction and a column direction on the first base substrate. Each of the plurality of detection units includes a thin film transistor and an electrode, the thin film transistor is on the first base substrate and includes a gate electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode, and the electrode is on a side of the thin film transistor away from the first base substrate and is connected to the drain electrode, and the electrode is configured to carry a biological material to be detected.

Abstract: A method for judging rotating characteristics of light sources based on summation calculation in visible light indoor positioning is disclosed. The method is implemented based on an LED positioning system, and comprises the following steps: firstly, arranging the light sources into a convex pattern in order, and arranging the emitted sequence for each light source according to set conditions; secondly, fixing the position and attitude of a cell phone as a receiving end, continuously shooting with the cell phone camera to obtain a set of light source pictures, and performing image processing to obtain emitted sequences of the light sources; thirdly, performing sequence correlation operation on adjacent light sources to obtain emitted sequence delays, and performing summation calculation on the emitted sequence delays, to judge true and false light sources; and finally, excluding the false light source, and then completing positioning using a positioning algorithm.

Abstract: In some examples, iterative sampling based dataset clustering may include sampling a dataset that includes a plurality of items to identify a specified number of sampled items. The sampled items may be clustered to generate a plurality of clusters. Un-sampled items may be assigned from the plurality of items to the clusters. Remaining un-sampled items that are not assigned to the clusters may be identified. A ratio associated with the remaining un-sampled items and the plurality of items may be compared to a specified threshold. Based on a determination that the ratio is greater than the specified threshold, an indication of completion of clustering of the plurality of items may be generated.

Abstract: A microfluidic device, a microfluidic detection assembly and a detection method for the microfluidic device. The microfluidic device includes a first substrate and a second substrate; the first substrate and the second substrate are oppositely arranged to define a channel between the first substrate and the second substrate, the channel is configured for liquid to flow, the first substrate includes a base substrate and a plurality of control assemblies which are arranged on the base substrate along an extending direction of the channel, each of the plurality of control assemblies includes: a first electrode, a second electrode and a plurality of coils, and the first electrode is configured to input currents into the plurality of coils, and the plurality of coils are connected in parallel to the second electrode.

Abstract: A chip, a method of operating a chip, and a detection device are provided. The chip includes a detection cavity and a working electrode, the detection cavity is configured to be capable of containing a plurality of droplets, and the working electrode is arranged in the detection cavity and is configured to regularly arrange the plurality of droplets in the detection cavity along an extending direction of the working electrode.

Abstract: A chip for polymerase chain reaction, a method of operating a chip for polymerase chain reaction, and a reaction device are provided. The chip includes: a sample adding region, a mixing region, a temperature cycling region in a sequential arrangement, and at least one driving unit group. The at least one driving unit group includes a plurality of driving units and is configured to drive a liquid drop to move and sequentially pass through the sample adding region, the mixing region, and the temperature cycling region.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and an apparatus for measuring leaf nitrogen content (LNC), and belongs to the spectral analysis and artificial intelligence (AI) field. The method includes the following steps: (1) obtaining a single-band image of a target leaf illuminated by a light source in a single feature band; (2) repeating step (1), to collect image information in four feature bands; (3) combining the collected images in the four feature bands into a four-channel spectral image; (4) training a deep learning model by using the spectral image and a corresponding nitrogen content label, to obtain a nitrogen content prediction model; (5) transplanting the trained nitrogen content prediction model into an AI control system; (6) collecting information about a to-be-predicted leaf sample, predicting nitrogen content by using an AI sensor equipped with the AI control system, and outputting the predicted nitrogen content.

Abstract: The present invention relates to improved clotting compositions for producing high quality blood serum samples for analyte testing, such as for pathology testing and other biological assays. In particular, the present invention relates to the use of prothrombin activators in combination with stabilizing agents such as colloids for producing high quality blood serum samples. The present invention also relates to associated methods for preparing clotting compositions, tubes, kits and methods of diagnosis, prognosis and monitoring for responsiveness to therapy.