Team Members
Aidan Bowman, Andrew McGill, Danielle Schroeder, Kurt Smith, Matthew Burns, Monika Seniuta, Robert Wickman
Abstract
The Awesome Autosampler was developed to solve the problem of low throughput to microfluidic devices in industry and laboratory settings. Whereas traditional autosamplers focus on mixing samples and reagents for technicians to process through microfluidic devices manually, the Awesome Autosampler is designed to allow the user to automate the process of pushing the samples through a microfluidic device. The device features the typical systems of an autosampler: a storage area for samples, a gantry to access them, and a fluid system to extract them. The storage area is temperature controlled and can store anywhere from two 96 well plates to twenty 15mL centrifuge vials at the largest. It can also be configured to store a custom configuration of sample sizes, as long as they fit vertically within the storage area. The gantry system utilizes a rotational base and a vertical and horizontal travelling arm to move the fluid sampling apparatus to the head of the sample. The fluid system utilizes an electronic pressure regulator and controller with a flow sensor in the sampling line to push fluid to the microfluidic device via differential pressure. With these system, the device can accurately send a wide range of samples through different types of microfluidic devices in industry and laboratory settings.
3D Interactive Product Model
The following is an interactive 3D model of the product design. You can view and rotate the product assembly in different orientations and views, including an exploded view to see the various parts that make up the assembly.