基于ARM单片机全自动连续微球制备仪的研制

Development of an automatic and continuous microspheres preparation instrument based on ARM microcontroller

微球在药物合成及释放等诸多领域应用广泛,利用传统的高剪切乳化技术如相分离法、沉淀法等制备出的微球存在尺寸分布广、结构不可控的缺点。本文研制了一款基于微流控技术的全自动连续微球制备仪,该仪器以ARM系列STM32F407型单片机作为核心控制其各个执行模块的动作,同时单片机与触摸屏PC机进行数据交换处理,实现了全自动连续制备微球的功能。测试结果表明,仪器连续工作80 h工作稳定,且制备出的微球粒径均匀、结构可控。

Microspheres cover a wide range of applications such as drug synthesis and release. Microspheres fabricated by conventional high-sheer emulsification techniques, for instance phase separation and precipitation, have the defects of a large polydispersity in size and a high variability in structure. However, droplet microfluidic technology can overcome the problems. In this paper, based on microfluidic technology, an instrument was developed for precisely synthesizing microspheres in an automatic and continuous manner. The STM32F407 microcontroller of ARM series was the core of the instrument, which controlled the action of each execution module and communicated data with PC touching-screen. Results show that the instrument can work continuously for 80 hours, and enables an automatic and continuous preparation of microspheres with uniform and well-controlled size.