Powerful matrix of 16 3-way valves to optimize parallelization
Introducing the compact and efficient 3-way Valve Matrix, with 2 inputs and 16 outputs, designed to master parallelisation and bring your research to the next level.
With its array of 16 valves for 2 inlets and 16 outlets, the 3-way valve Matrix is the ideal instrument to easily set up parallelisation and run 16 experiments independently. Used with either air or solutions, this device helps you to independently pressurize up to 16 tanks and thus independently manage 16 different chips or connect the two inputs to two different solutions to alternately send one or the other to the chips.
With its combination of compactness, responsiveness and versatility, the MUX 3-way Valve Matrix is the ultimate tool for parallelizing your experiments while retaining the flexibility of action you’d have if you were managing just one. Let’s parallelize and complexify your set-up by keeping your freedom of action!
Representation of the set up 1 only, the one from my paper (limit the representation to only some chips and not the full 16?).
4x4 array of 3-way valves optimized to run experiments independently
Compact instrument with a wide range of potential applications
Optimized array of valves to parallelize experiments on up to 16 chips
Plug and play valve system with software
The 3-way Valve Matrix is compatible with air and liquids. Hence, at least two parallelisation scenarios can be envisaged.
With air:
The idea is, on one hand, to connect the OB1 to one of the inlets of the MUX 3-way Valve Matrix in order to pressurize 16 reservoirs. On the other hand, keep the second inlet to atmospheric pressure (i.e. nothing connected to the second inlet). By switching each of the valves, you can then independently pressurize or not each of the reservoirs. This set-up configuration is particularly interesting if you want to image one of the chips without stopping your experiment. You can isolate the line you want to visualize by switching it to the atmospheric pressure. The other 15 lines are still running without any disturbance. (cf setup 1 above). Ideal for quake valve chip control as well as any cell biology studies that require regular imaging.
With liquids:
The MUX 3-way Valves Matrix is the perfect instrument if you want to parallelize 16 chips and perfuse them with two different media. Each line could be perfused with the two different solutions during different periods of time in a completely independent way. (cf set up 2 above). Ideal for drug testing and media perfusion switch for cell culture or reagent switch for flow chemistry.
The MUX 3-Way Valve Matrix can also be used to control on-chip valves like quake and bilayer PDMS microfluidic valves. With this device, it is convenient to automate valve actuation without complexifying the setup.
In this case, one inlet of the 3-Way Valve Matrix (inlet 1) is connected to an OB1 pressure controller to pressurize the system and the second inlet (inlet 2) is connected to the atmospheric pressure. The outlets are connected to the PDMS multiplayer chip. When the valves in the device are switched from inlet 1 to inlet 2, you stop the pressurization of the on-chip channels and then open or close the on-chip valves.
These use cases could be applied to a large number of applications such as fast medium switching, drug testing, cell/particle sample screening, medium perfusion switch for cell biology, organ-on-a-chip or cell culture
The MUX 3-Way Valve Matrix is designed for sequential injection and parallelization. Elfeflow’s portfolio also includes two other instruments that can meet the same needs: the MUX Distribution and the MUX Flow Multiplexer.
Here is a comparison table to help you choose the best instrument depending on your needs.
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