Interconnect device and module using same
Various embodiments of an interconnect device and modules and systems that utilize such interconnect device are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the interconnect device can include a printed circuit board (PCB). The PCB can include a substrate forming a resiliently deflectable element, a conductive material disposed on the substrate, and an electrical contact disposed on the resiliently deflectable element and electrically coupled to the conductive material. The interconnect device can also include a connector that includes a connecting pin configured to electrically couple with the electrical contact of the resiliently deflectable element of the PCB and cause the resiliently deflectable element to deflect when the element contacts the connecting pin.
1 . A system for measuring analyte material present in a fluid sample, comprising:
a resonator sensor module comprising a channel, a resonator, and an interconnect device having a substrate;
a measurement apparatus comprising a module port, and a controller configured to measure binding kinetics of analyte material bound to a molecular recognition component at the resonator when the resonator sensor module is positioned in the module port and operatively coupled to the measurement apparatus by way of the interconnect device;
a well apparatus having one or more wells;
wherein the well apparatus is configured to be rotated relative to the resonator sensor module to allow the fluid sample to be obtained from the one or more wells; and
wherein a portion of the substrate is configured to be deflected.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the interconnect device comprises a connector having a connecting pin configured to deflect the portion of the substrate.
3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the interconnect device further comprises a PCB, and wherein the connecting pin is fixed, and is configured to electrically couple with an electrical contact of the portion of the substrate, wherein the portion of the substrate is a resiliently deflectable element of the PCB.
4 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the connector further comprises a body having an opening configured to receive the connecting pin.
5 . The system of claim 4 , wherein the connector further comprises a gasket positioned around a periphery of the body.
6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the resonator sensor module further comprises a PCB, wherein the PCB comprises an insulating layer disposed such that conductive material is positioned between the insulating layer and the substrate.
7 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the resonator sensor module further comprises an electrical contact comprising a via formed through the insulating layer to the conductive material.
8 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the conductive material and the electrical contact are disposed on a first major surface of the substrate of the PCB.
9 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the conductive material is disposed on a second major surface of the PCB, and the electrical contact is disposed on a first major surface of the substrate.
10 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the resonator comprises a bulk acoustic wave resonator.
11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the bulk acoustic wave resonator comprises a shear-mode bulk acoustic wave resonator.
12 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the resonator comprises a sensing resonator comprising binding sites for the analyte material and a reference resonator.
13 . The system of claim 12 , further comprising actuation circuitry configured to drive the sensing resonator into an oscillating motion at a first frequency and the reference resonator into an oscillating motion at a second frequency different from the first frequency.
14 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the resonator sensor module further comprises a switch.
15 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to detect introduction of the fluid sample.
16 . A method for measuring analyte material in a fluid sample, the method comprising:
providing the resonator sensor module and measurement apparatus of claim 1 ;
contacting the resonator of the resonator sensor module with the fluid sample;
actuating the resonator into an oscillating motion using actuation circuitry of the measurement apparatus; and
measuring, using the controller, the binding kinetics of the analyte material present in the fluid sample.
17 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising determining, using the controller, a concentration of the analyte material in the fluid sample based on the binding kinetics.
18 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the resonator comprises a sensing resonator comprising binding sites for the analyte material and a reference resonator.
19 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising detecting, using the controller, a characteristic change in one or more resonator output signals.