This compact fluidic system designed by memetis covers the footprint of a business card (55 mm x 85 mm) and allows operating eight disposable on-chip valves or pumps with applying over-pressure and under-pressure. Depending on how the interfacing microfluidic cartridge is designed, multiple functions on the cartridge can be driven.
For example, up to eight parallel microfluidic channels can be supplied with the test sample, reagents and buffers. Alternatively, the on-chip valves and pumps can be driven to mix reagents before they are transported to the sample. Or the pneumatic system can control fluid flow to functionalize the surfaces within the chip prior to sample analysis.