Abstract: A microfluidic device for obtaining a homogenous plasma-reagent mixture includes a collection module for blood plasma arranged to passively separate the blood plasma from a drop of blood taken, a capillary channel in fluidic connection with said collection module and a storage reservoir for a reagent in fluidic connection with said capillary channel. The device also contains a mixing chamber in fluidic connection with said capillary channel equipped with a flow outlet. The volume of said storage reservoir for reagent being greater than the sum of the volumes of said capillary channel and of said mixing chamber, setting the reagent in motion, after saturation of said capillary channel with blood plasma, induces a flow of the homogenous plasma-reagent mixture from the flow outlet.

Abstract: A microfluidic device for obtaining a quantity of plasma includes a collection module for blood plasma arranged to passively separate the blood plasma from a drop of blood taken, a capillary channel in fluidic connection with said collection module and a storage chamber for a gas in fluidic connection with said capillary channel. The volume of said storage chamber, after saturation of said capillary channel with blood plasma, entrains the plasma in the capillary channel and causes up to the entire so volume of the plasma in the capillary channel to be ejected from a flow outlet of the capillary channel.

Abstract: A microfluidic device for obtaining a homogenous plasma-reagent mixture includes a collection module for blood plasma arranged to passively separate the blood plasma from a drop of blood taken, a capillary channel in fluidic connection with said collection module and a storage reservoir for a reagent in fluidic connection with said capillary channel. The device also contains a mixing chamber in fluidic connection with said capillary channel equipped with a flow outlet. The volume of said storage reservoir for reagent being greater than the sum of the volumes of said capillary channel and of said mixing chamber, setting the reagent in motion, after saturation of said capillary channel with blood plasma, induces a flow of the homogenous plasma-reagent mixture from the flow outlet.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method is disclosed for automatically creating an instant presentation to be displayed to user on a user device. The method includes the steps of: (a) selecting, by a computer processor, a set of content items determined to be relevant to the user at a particular moment in time from a multimedia library of content assets; (b) creating, by the computer processor, an instant presentation using said set of content items; and (c) transmitting, by the computer processor, said presentation to a display of the user device to be shown to the user.

Abstract: Computer-implemented methods and systems are disclosed for managing content items on a touch-enabled computer device operated by a user. The method includes the steps of: presenting a content item on the display of the computer device; receiving a swipe gesture input on the device from the user; determining a direction and a length of the swipe gesture input; and taking a given action from a set of possible actions on the content item based on the direction and the length of the swipe gesture input.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system are provided for creating a multimedia animation presentation. The method includes the steps of: (a) receiving a plurality of visual content items; (b) analyzing the visual content items; (c) generating a set of technical instructions in real time for deterministically rendering a multimedia animation presentation from the visual content items based on a given theme; and (d) transmitting the technical instructions and the visual content items to a browser or mobile app on a user device to be executed by the browser or the mobile app to render the multimedia animation presentation and play it to the user on the user device.