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Microfluidic PMMA interfaces for rectangular glass capillaries

Evander, Mikael LU and Tenje, Maria LU (2014) In Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering 24(2).
Abstract
We present the design and fabrication of a polymeric capillary fluidic interface fabricated by micro-milling. The design enables the use of glass capillaries with any kind of cross-section in complex microfluidic setups. We demonstrate two different designs of the interface; a double-inlet interface for hydrodynamic focusing and a capillary interface with integrated pneumatic valves. Both capillary interfaces are presented together with examples of practical applications. This communication shows the design optimization and presents details of the fabrication process. The capillary interface opens up for the use of complex microfluidic systems in single-use glass capillaries. They also enable simple fabrication of glass/polymer hybrid... (More)
We present the design and fabrication of a polymeric capillary fluidic interface fabricated by micro-milling. The design enables the use of glass capillaries with any kind of cross-section in complex microfluidic setups. We demonstrate two different designs of the interface; a double-inlet interface for hydrodynamic focusing and a capillary interface with integrated pneumatic valves. Both capillary interfaces are presented together with examples of practical applications. This communication shows the design optimization and presents details of the fabrication process. The capillary interface opens up for the use of complex microfluidic systems in single-use glass capillaries. They also enable simple fabrication of glass/polymer hybrid devices that can be beneficial in many research fields where a pure polymer chip negatively affects the device's performance, e.g. acoustofluidics. (Less)
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acoustophoresis, capillaries, lab-on-a-chip, PMMA, system interfacing
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Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering
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24
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2
article number
027003
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IOP Publishing
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  • wos:000332711200019
  • scopus:84893047515
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0960-1317
DOI
10.1088/0960-1317/24/2/027003
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English
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  author       = {{Evander, Mikael and Tenje, Maria}},
  issn         = {{0960-1317}},
  keywords     = {{acoustophoresis; capillaries; lab-on-a-chip; PMMA; system interfacing}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{2}},
  publisher    = {{IOP Publishing}},
  series       = {{Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering}},
  title        = {{Microfluidic PMMA interfaces for rectangular glass capillaries}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0960-1317/24/2/027003}},
  doi          = {{10.1088/0960-1317/24/2/027003}},
  volume       = {{24}},
  year         = {{2014}},
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