Publication
Title
Achieving high-precision, low-cost microfluidic chip fabrication with flexible PCB technology
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Abstract
Soft lithography has long remained the state of the art to generate the necessary micropatterning for molded microfluidic (MF) chips. Previous attempts to use printed circuit boards (PCBs) as a cheap and accessible alternative to expensive lithographed molds for the production of PDMS MF chip prototypes have shown their limitations. A more in-depth exploration of using PCBs as a mold substrate and a novel methodology of using flexible PCBs to produce highly accurate MF chips is reported here for the first time. Cross sections highlight the improved accuracy of this method, and peel testing is performed to demonstrate suitable adhesion between the glass substrate and PDMS cast. Positive cell growth viability showcases this novel method as a high-accuracy, high-accessibility, low-cost prototyping method for microfluidic chips while still maintaining all favorable properties provided by the PDMS material.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Micromachines. - Place of publication unknown
Publication
Place of publication unknown : publisher unknown , 2024
ISSN
2072-666X
DOI
10.3390/MI15040425
Volume/pages
15 :4 (2024) , p. 1-20
Article Reference
425
ISI
001210587300001
Pubmed ID
38675237
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UAntwerpen
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Research group
Project info
Microsen - Elucidating anti-biofouling on nanoporous gold surfaces: toward microneedle devices for continuous drug sensing.
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Publications with a UAntwerp address
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Web of Science
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Creation 29.03.2024
Last edited 06.07.2024
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