Prof. Roland Zengerle Profile

Prof. Roland Zengerle

at Univ of Freiburg

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Proceedings Article | 16 May 2012 Paper

Automated and miniaturized detection of biological threats with a centrifugal microfluidic system

D. Mark, T. van Oordt, O. Strohmeier, G. Roth, J. Drexler, M. Eberhard, M. Niedrig, P. Patel, A. Zgaga-Griesz, W. Bessler, M. Weidmann, F. Hufert, R. Zengerle, F. von Stetten

Proceedings Volume 8367, 83670E (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.919933

KEYWORDS: Biological detection systems, Pathogens, Microfluidics, Biological research, Liquids, Diagnostics, Polymers, Blood, Plasma, Magnetism

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Proceedings Article | 5 May 2011 Paper

Non-contact volume determination of free flying nanoliter droplets using an adjustable capacitive measurement bridge

Andreas Ernst, Bernhard Vondenbusch, Roland Zengerle, Peter Koltay

Proceedings Volume 8066, 806620 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.886705

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Capacitors, Liquids, Capacitance, Electrodes, Bridges, Calibration, Electronic circuits, Signal generators, Molecular bridges

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Proceedings Article | 5 May 2011 Paper

IR thermocycler for centrifugal microfluidic platform with direct on-disk wireless temperature measurement system

J. Burger, A. Gross, D. Mark, G. Roth, F. von Stetten, R. Zengerle

Proceedings Volume 8066, 80661X (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.887178

KEYWORDS: Temperature metrology, Polymers, Microfluidics, Infrared radiation, Convection, Sensors, Reflectors, Polymer thin films, Data transmission, Process control

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The direct on-disk wireless temperature measurement system [1,2] presented at μTAS 2010 was further improved in its robustness. We apply it to an IR thermocycler as part of a centrifugal microfluidic analyzer for polymerase chain reactions (PCR). This IR thermocycler allows the very efficient direct heating of aqueous liquids in microfluidic cavities by an IR radiation source. The efficiency factor of this IR heating system depends on several parameters. First there is the efficiency of the IR radiator considering the transformation of electrical energy into radiation energy. This radiation energy needs to be focused by a reflector to the center of the cavity. Both, the reflectors shape and the quality of the reflecting layer affect the efficiency. On the way to the center of the cavity the radiation energy will be diminished by absorption in the surrounding air/humidity and especially in the cavity lid of the microfluidic disk. The transmission spectrum of the lid material and its thickness is of significant impact. We chose a COC polymer film with a thickness of 150 μm. At a peak frequency of the IR radiator of ~2 μm approximately 85 % of the incoming radiation energy passes the lid and is absorbed within the first 1.5 mm depth of liquid in the cavity. As we perform the thermocycling for a PCR, after heating to the denaturation temperature of ~ 92 °C we need to cool down rapidly to the primer annealing temperature of ~ 55 °C. Cooling is realized by 3 ventilators venting air of room temperature into the disk chamber. Due to the air flow itself and an additional rotation of the centrifugal microfluidic disk the PCR reagents in the cavities are cooled by forced air convection. Simulation studies based upon analogous electrical models enable to optimize the disk geometry and the optical path. Both the IR heater and the ventilators are controlled by the digital PID controller HAPRO 0135 [3]. The sampling frequency is set to 2 Hz. It could be further increased up to a maximum value being permitted by the wireless temperature data transmission system. As we are controlling a significantly non-linear process the controller parameters need to be optimized for all temperatures relevant for the PCR thermocycling process. Such we get a dynamic system for both, the heating and the cooling process. Heating rates up to 5 K/s with our IR heater (100 W electrical power) could be achieved. Cooling rates of instantly 1.3 K/s at 20 Hz rotation frequency could be even further increased by higher rotation frequencies, faster air circulation, optimization of the controller parameters or an active air cooling unit.

Proceedings Article | 5 May 2011 Paper

Microfluidic cartridges for DNA purification and genotyping processed in standard laboratory instruments

Maximilian Focke, Daniel Mark, Fabian Stumpf, Martina Müller, Günter Roth, Roland Zengerle, Felix von Stetten

Proceedings Volume 8066, 80660G (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.886860

KEYWORDS: Microfluidics, Liquids, Blood, Lab on a chip, Silica, Pathogens, Multiplexing, Glasses, Signal processing, Microelectromechanical systems

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Proceedings Article | 19 November 2001 Paper

Microdispenser array for highly parallel and accurate liquid handling

Peter Koltay, Reinhard Steger, G. Birkle, H.-C. Huang, Hermann Sandmaier, Roland Zengerle

Proceedings Volume 4590, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.454604

KEYWORDS: Liquids, Resistance, Microfluidics, Capillaries, Silicon, Actuators, Laboratory automation, Chemistry, Reliability, Electronics

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Conference Committee Involvement (3)

Smart Sensors, Actuators and MEMS

18 April 2011 | Prague, Czech Republic

Device and Process Technologies for Microelectronics, MEMS, and Photonics

10 December 2003 | Perth, Australia

Smart Sensors, Actuators, and MEMS

19 May 2003 | Maspalomas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain

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