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A tool for extracting time-series data from video footage of microfluidic devices with complex channel geometry.
By providing quantitative insight into the flow dynamics of self-powered microfluidic systems, shapeflow supports research involving the SIMPLE platform.
This software is developed in collaboration with the KULeuven Biosensors lab.
- Install Python 3.7+ and git, if you haven’t yet. On Windows, select the option ‘Add Python to PATH’!
- Make a new folder in a convenient location
- Download a deployment script and save it to that folder
- Run the deployment script.
- Once the installation is done, you can start the application by running
shapeflow.py. A new browser window or tab should open with the user interface.
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A tutorial: docs/tutorial.md
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To resolve common issues: docs/troubleshooting.md
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About the Python library: shapeflow/README.md
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About the user interface: ui/README.md
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Generating deployment scripts shapeflow/setup/README.md
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Self-powered Imbibing Microfluidic Pump by Liquid Encapsulation: SIMPLE Tadej Kokalj, Younggeun Park, Matjaž Vencelj, Monika Jenko, and Luke P Lee. Lab on a Chip, 2014.
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Self-powered infusion microfluidic pump for ex vivo drug delivery Francesco Dal Dosso, Tadej Kokalj, Jaroslav Belotserkovsky, Dragana Spasic and Jeroen Lammertyn. Biomedical Microdevices, 2018
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Innovative Hydrophobic Valve Allows Complex Liquid Manipulations in a Self-Powered Channel-Based Microfluidic Device Francesco Dal Dosso, Lisa Tripodi, Dragana Spasic, Tadej Kokalj, and Jeroen Lammertyn. ACS Sensors, 2019
The chips in the introduction and demo videos were designed and manufactured by Francesco Dal Dosso, Henry Ordutowski and Lorenz van Hilleghem.
As of now, an appropriate license for this repository has not been determined yet. All rights are held by KU Leuven.