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Baebies Technology
Baebies’ Platforms are powered by Digital Microfluidics, enabling Molecular, Chemistry, Coagulation and Immunoassays near-patient in minutes, using just a drop of sample
What is Digital Microfluidics?
Digital microfluidics is a paradigm in which complex bioassay protocols are executed using a simple toolkit of droplet operations such as, dispensing, transporting, mixing, and disposal. Droplets are manipulated through electrical control of surface tension (electrowetting). Tiny droplets are transported omnidirectionally on a printed circuit board substrate with utmost versatility allowing complex droplet operations. Any assay can be developed by leveraging this versatility of droplet operations, enabling rapid implementation of multifunctional diagnostic testing.
Because of the discrete nature of the liquid volumes – as well as the synchronization and programmability of the fluid manipulations – this technique has been referred to as “digital microfluidics.” Many of the original inventors of digital microfluidics are on the Baebies team. Baebies’ technology is protected by over a couple hundred patents.
Here’s how it works
- Droplets are sandwiched between two plates (a Printed Circuit Board with control electrodes and a plastic plate top plate – there are no tubes).
- Droplets are moved between two adjacent electrodes by turning the electrodes ON or OFF (there are no mechanical pumps or valves).
- Dispense, transport, merge, and split are combined in various ways to rapidly implement different assay configurations.
Digital Microfluidics enables
Any Test: Multifunctional assays on a single platform.
Anywhere: Small instrument can be deployed in a distributed setting or a hospital lab.
Everyone: Tests compatible with any liquid specimen (e.g., blood, plasma, urine, swab from across age spectrum, not just children).
Multifunctional Capabilities
Chemistry
Whole blood separated into plasma for rate kinetic fluorimetric enzymatic assays
Molecular
Multiplex molecular assay in minutes with all sample prep, processing, and RT-PCR within the cartridge
Immunoassay
Heterogenous sandwich immunoassay with fluorimetric readout
Coagulation
Whole blood separated into plasma for coagulation assays
DMF Commercial Production
Made in Research Triangle Park, NC
At Baebies we know that a person’s life or quality of life depends on our products, therefore we are dedicated to developing, delivering, and supporting high quality and cost effective products, and to continuously improving our technology, our team, our tools, and our processes through innovation.
Baebies has implemented and maintains a Quality Management System that fulfills the requirements of ISO 13485:2016. Cartridges are manufactured under strict quality control because we see the patient on the other side of each test that is manufactured here. At Baebies, every test matters because behind every test is a patient—and every test is an opportunity to save a life.
Awards
Baebies’ Digital Microfluidic Technology Won the Coveted ADLM (Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine, formerly AACC) Disruptive Technology Award, the People’s Choice Award, and several other prestigious accolades.
