Electronic Controller Design of a Semi-Automatic Cell Microinjection System

Cell microinjection systems are widely used in cell micromanipulation and are integral part of many useful procedures, including drug design, organ development and in-vitro fertilization. Due to the involvement of micro scale movements, manually guiding the process is error prone. This has led to the introduction of semi and fully automated cell microinjection systems. The electronic control system of a cell microinjection system is one of its most critical components. Given its significance, we present a cost-effective design of the electronic controller using off-the-shelf components in this paper. Both the hardware and software aspects of the design are presented along with the testing setup for the controller. The testing results indicate the effectiveness of the proposed controller.