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ENGINEERING
- In order to fully automate the whole biological process we need to be able to perform 4 main actions :
- we need to pipette liquid in and out of Eppendorf tubes
- we need to heat and cool samples
- we need to extract DNA after the lysis step
- we need to measure the fluorescence at the end of the process in order to know the results of our diagnostic
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To control those actions we use:
- an Arduino microcontroller to handle the different electronic components
- a raspberry pi (a very small and cheap computer) to display the results and interact with the user
The whole process takes place in a structure made of aluminum and Plexiglas. The samples, buffers and pipette tips are placed on a central rotating plate that moves thanks to a motor controlled via our Arduino.
This circular structure is very convenient as:
- it optimizes the space used
- it does not require to move the different modules, reducing the complexity of the system.
