The mp6 micropumps from Bartels Mikrotechnik GmbH are suitable for pumping liquids and gases for a variety of different applications. Here we are highlighting the use of the mp6 in a germ detection device used in hospitals.
Bartels and the Austrian Gesundheits-Cluster Oberösterreich worked together with the project goal being the automation of "Genspeed", a medical system for fast diagnosis of hospital germs of Greiner Bio-One International AG. The newly developed on-spot instant diagnosis device "Genspeed R2" is able to verify the existence of different infectious germs - including, among others, antibiotic-resistant bacteria such as MRSA at the human body - from different samples within 75 minutes.
Technological core elements of the device are a microfluidic-chip and a miniaturized automated dispensing system based on the mp6 micropumps. Different reagents can be disposed with microliter accuracy into the inlet opening of the microfluidic chip. The controlled liquid volumes are precisely applied in the correct succession with testing results shown on a computer screen. This method delivers results much faster than the traditional diagnosis chain of sending a sample to a laboratory. This is a perfect example of the capability of microfluidics in respect to optimization of standard processes, reduction of waiting times - and therefore costs - as well as improving patient treatment response times. This system uses 3 mp6 pumps and 1 mp6-oem controller.
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