Patent ID: 8057759

Claim:
An apparatus for controlling a microfluidic system, wherein the microfluidic system comprises a microfluidic device in which a microfluidic structure is arranged on a rotary body; a rotator which rotates the rotary body; a moving unit which moves from a first position to a second position of the microfluidic device; and an energy source; the apparatus comprising: a central control block which controls operation of the microfluidic system; a rotator control block which controls the rotator in response to a first control signal from the central control block, a position control block which controls a position of the moving unit in response to a second control signal from the central control block; an energy source control block which controls an emission of energy from the energy source in response to a third control signal from the central control block, wherein the energy source emits an electromagnetic wave, and a detector control block which controls a transmission of a detection signal from a detector to the central control block, wherein the detector detects optical information related to a reaction of a fluid sample in the microfluidic structure and wavelength information related to a wave emitted from the microfluidic structure, wherein the moving unit moves the energy source from the first position to the second position in the direction of a radius of the microfluidic apparatus, and wherein the position control block controls the positions of the moving unit moving in the direction of a radius of the microfluidic apparatus, the moving unit moving a magnet, the energy source, and the detector.