Improved quality control of target object separation apparatus and method for manufacturing the same

Abstract

One embodiment of the present disclosure provides a target object separation device comprising: an injection section into which a fluid containing fine particles is injected; a first passage section comprising one or more first structures for the target object to concentrate and flow in a certain direction as the fluid injected into the injection section flows; a second passage section formed separately from the first passage section; and a target object acquisition section for acquiring the target object concentrated in the certain direction, wherein the second passage section comprises one or more second structures having the same height as the first passage section and being formed to the same height as each of the one or more first structures.

Claims

1. An injection section into which a fluid containing fine particles is injected, A first passage section comprising one or more first structures, wherein the fluid injected into the injection section flows, and the target object flows in a concentrated direction during this process. A second passage portion formed separately from the first passage portion, and Includes a target object acquisition unit that acquires target objects concentrated in a certain direction, The second passage section is, A target object separation device comprising a passage for filling a quality control (QC) solution, and including one or more second structures having the same height as the first passage and being formed to the same height as each of the one or more first structures.

2. The second passage section includes the first area and the second area, The second structure located in the first area is: Having the same height as the first structure located in the area on the first passage corresponding to the first area, The second structure located in the second area is: The target object separation device according to claim 1, wherein it has the same height as the first structure located in the area on the first passage section corresponding to the second area.

3. The second passage section includes multiple areas, Each of the aforementioned multiple areas is provided with an identifier structure for that respective area. The second structure and the identifier structure located in each of the aforementioned multiple areas are, The target object separation device according to claim 1, wherein it has the same height as the first structure located on the area of ​​the first passage section corresponding to each of the plurality of areas.

4. A barrier wall is formed between the first passage and the second passage, as described in claim 1.

5. The aforementioned QC solution is The target object separation device according to claim 1, wherein the material is hardened after filling the second passage to improve the bonding strength of the target object separation device.

6. The target object separation apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the QC solution comprises a main substance having one or more vinyl groups and being in a liquid state, an initiator soluble in the main substance, and a dye soluble in the main substance.

7. A method for manufacturing a target object separation device, The steps of forming one or more first structures and one or more second structures on a base substrate, The steps include forming the columns and barrier walls of the target object separation device on the base substrate, and The step includes attaching a cover to the upper part of the column and the barrier wall, The aforementioned barrier wall is the wall between the first passage section and the second passage section. The first passage is a passage that allows the target object to flow in a specific direction as the fluid injected into the injection section flows, The second passage is a passage for filling with a Quality Control (QC) solution, and is a passage formed separately from the first passage. A method for manufacturing a target object separation device, wherein each of the one or more first structures has the same height as the corresponding second structure.

8. The second passage section includes the first area and the second area, The second structure located in the first area is: Having the same height as the first structure located in the area on the first passage corresponding to the first area, The second structure located in the second area is: A method for manufacturing a target object separation device according to claim 7, wherein the device has the same height as the first structure located in the area on the first passage section corresponding to the second area.

9. The second passage section includes multiple areas, The method for manufacturing the target object separation device is as follows: The step further includes forming an identifier structure for each of the plurality of areas in each of the plurality of areas, The second structure and the identifier structure located in each of the aforementioned multiple areas are, A method for manufacturing a target object separation device according to claim 7, wherein the device has the same height as the first structure located on the area of ​​the first passage section corresponding to each of the plurality of areas.

10. The aforementioned QC solution is A method for manufacturing a target object separation device according to claim 7, wherein the material is hardened after filling the second passage to improve the bonding strength of the target object separation device.

11. The aforementioned QC solution is A method for manufacturing a target object separation apparatus according to claim 10, comprising a main substance having one or more vinyl groups and being in a liquid state, an initiator soluble in the main substance, and a dye soluble in the main substance.

12. A QC (Quality Control) method for a target object separation device, The steps include injecting the QC solution into the second passage of the target object separation device, A step of identifying the height of the QC solution in the second passage, and The step includes identifying that the target object separation device is defective if the height of the QC solution does not meet a predetermined range criterion, The target object separation apparatus includes an injection section into which a fluid containing fine particles is injected, a first passage section for the target object to concentrate and flow in a certain direction as the fluid injected into the injection section flows, a second passage section formed separately from the first passage section, and a target object acquisition section for acquiring the target object concentrated in the certain direction, wherein the target object separation apparatus includes a QC method for a target object separation apparatus.

13. The method further includes the step of curing the QC solution injected into the second passage, The first passage section includes one or more first structures, The second passage section is, QC method for a target object separation apparatus according to claim 12, comprising one or more second structures having the same height as the first passage and formed to the same height as each of the one or more first structures.

14. The step of identifying the height of the QC solution in the second passage is: The process includes the step of identifying at least one of the height of the second passageway, the height of the second structure, and the height difference between the second passageway and the second structure, The step of identifying that the target object separation device is defective is: A QC method for a target object separation device according to claim 13, comprising the step of identifying that the target object separation device is defective if at least one of the height of the second passage, the height of the second structure, and the height difference between the second passage and the second structure does not meet a predetermined range criterion.

15. The step of identifying the height of the QC solution in the second passage is: A QC method for a target object separation apparatus according to claim 12, comprising the step of irradiating the QC solution with a light source to identify the height of the QC solution.

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