Microfluidic platforms for lab-on-a-chip applications

Haeberle, S.; Zengerle, Roland

doi:10.1039/b706364b

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“…[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] Some of these tests analyze environmental conditions, 16,17 or detect illness (often in the developing world). [18][19][20] We have recently patterned paper into hydrophilic regions demarcated by hydrophobic walls using photolithography and conventional photoresists (SU-8; and poly(methyl methacrylate), or PMMA).…”

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Low-Cost Printing of Poly(dimethylsiloxane) Barriers To Define Microchannels in Paper

2008

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This paper describes the use of a modified x,y-plotter to generate hydrophilic channels by printing a solution of hydrophobic polymer (poly(dimethyl siloxane; PDMS) dissolved in hexanes onto filter paper. The PDMS penetrates the depth of the paper, and forms a hydrophobic wall that aqueous solutions cannot cross. The minimum size of printed features is approximately 1 mm; this resolution is adequate for the rapid prototyping of hand-held, visually read, diagnostic assays (and other microfluidic systems) based on paper. After curing the printed PDMS, the paper-based devices can be bent or folded to generate three-dimensional (3D) systems of channels. Capillary action pulls aqueous samples into the paper channels. Colorimetric assays for the presence of glucose and protein are demonstrated in the printed devices; spots of Bromothymol Blue distinguished samples with slightly basic pH (6.5) from samples with slightly acidic pH (8.0). The work also describes using printed devices that can be loaded using multipipettes, and printed flexible, foldable channels in paper over areas larger than 100 cm 2 . This paper describes the use of a modified desktop plotter to fabricate simple patterns of hydrophilic microchannels in paper. We defined the boundaries of the microchannels by printing a solution of poly(dimethyl siloxane) (PDMS) in hexanes onto filter paper, using an x,y-plotter as a print-engine. Because PDMS is an elastomer, the paper could be bent and folded, without destroying the integrity of the channels. The channels have a minimum width of 1 mm, and the minimum spacing between two channels can be as small as 1 mm. These dimensions are large relative to those normally encountered in microfluidic systems, but they are the right size for the basic analytical and diagnostic devices that are our primary objectives, since readout of these devices will often involve visual observations of unmagnified spots of analytes. 1 We believe that this low-cost system for printing hydrophobic polymers and other materials on paper will be useful for prototyping simple paper-based diagnostics assays.A variety of simple diagnostic tests (for example, "dip-stick" tests) rely on paper-based assays. [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] Some of these tests analyze environmental conditions, 16,17 or detect illness (often in the developing world). [18][19][20] We have recently patterned paper into hydrophilic regions demarcated by hydrophobic walls using photolithography and conventional photoresists (SU-8; and poly(methyl methacrylate), or PMMA). 1 The hydrophilic regions act as microfluidic channels, in which capillary action wicks aqueous samples into the device. This design provides the basis for diagnostic systems in paper that are more complex than the simplest dip-stick assays (in the sense that multiple assays can be performed on a small array with ~5-20 μL of blood, urine, or other fluid), but simpler and more affordable than highertechnology microfluidic assays. 20 An advantage of using PDMS to pattern the p...

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Low-Cost Printing of Poly(dimethylsiloxane) Barriers To Define Microchannels in Paper

2008

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“…Unlike chip-CE, which has been reviewed numerous times in recent years [40,41,[53][54][55], no review has focused specifically on P-CE instruments using a capillary as the CE-separation format. This appraisal of current status and future development options in P-CE is structured into three sections.…”

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Portable capillary-based (non-chip) capillary electrophoresis

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Preisler

Brabazon

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TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry

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Miniaturized, portable instrumentation has been gaining popularity in all areas of analytical chemistry. Capillary electrophoresis (CE), due to its main strengths of high separation efficiency, relatively short analysis time and low consumption of chemicals, is a particularly suitable technique for use in portable analytical instrumentation. In line with the general trend in miniaturization in chemistry utilizing microfluidic chips, the main thrust of portable CE (P-CE) systems development is towards chip-based miniaturized CE. Despite this, capillary-based (non-chip) P-CE systems have certain unmatched advantages, especially in the relative simplicity of the regular cylindrical geometry of the CE capillary, maximal volume-to-surface ratio, no need to design and to fabricate a chip, the low costs of capillary compared to chip, and better performance with some detection techniques. This review presents an overview of the state of the art of P-CE and literature relevant to future developments. We pay particular attention to the development and the potential of miniaturization of functional parts for P-CE. These include components related to sample introduction, separation and detection, which are the key elements in P-CE design. The future of P-CE may be in relatively simple, rugged designs (e.g., using a short piece of capillary fixed to a chip-sized platform on which injection and detection parts can be mounted). Electrochemical detection is well suited for miniaturization, so is probably the most suitable detection technique for P-CE, but optical detection is gaining interest, especially due to miniaturized light sources (e.g., light-emitting diodes).

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“…8 There are basically three kinds of approaches to make interconnections: 1) directly insert tubes into the ports of the chip, 2) glue connectors, such as tubes, tips or capillaries, on the chip surface above the ports, and 3) use rubber O-rings, screws or port clamps to create press-fit connections. 9,10 The first two methods are simple and straightforward, but suffer from some drawbacks, such as fluid leakage from the interconnection at a high-pressure, channel clogging by adhesives, and a large dead volume. 7 The press-fit interconnections always require additional components, such as holders and clamps, and a lack of flexible adoption.…”

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A microfluidic tubing method and its application for controlled synthesis of polymeric nanoparticles

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This report describes a straightforward but robust tubing method for connecting polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) microfluidic devices to external equipment. The interconnection is irreversible and can sustain a pressure of up to 4.5 MPa that is characterized experimentally and theoretically. To demonstrate applications of this high-pressure tubing technique, we fabricate a semicircular microfluidic channel to implement a high-throughput, size-controlled synthesis of poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) nanoparticles ranging from 55 to 135 nm in diameter. This microfluidic device allows for a total flow rate of 410 mL h −1 , resulting in enhanced convective mixing which can be utilized to precipitate small size nanoparticles with a good dispersion. We expect that this tubing technique would be widely used in microfluidic chips for nanoparticle synthesis, cell manipulation, and potentially nanofluidic applications.

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Microfluidic platforms for lab-on-a-chip applications

Cited by 935 publications

References 140 publications

Low-Cost Printing of Poly(dimethylsiloxane) Barriers To Define Microchannels in Paper

Low-Cost Printing of Poly(dimethylsiloxane) Barriers To Define Microchannels in Paper

Portable capillary-based (non-chip) capillary electrophoresis

A microfluidic tubing method and its application for controlled synthesis of polymeric nanoparticles

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