A rapid prototyping method for microfluidic devices using a cutting plotter and Shrinky Dinks
A rapid prototyping method for microfluidic devices using a cutting plotter and Shrinky Dinks
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使用刻字机和 Shrinky Dinks 的微流体装置快速原型制作方法
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2011
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M. Rust
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T. Patel;L. Tencza;L. Daniel;J. Criscuolo;M. Rust
本文介绍了一种利用切割绘图仪在Shrinky Dinks聚合物中快速成型微流控器件的方法。这种新方法可以制造出尺寸在5.8毫米到330微米之间的微通道，用染料溶液进行的流体测试表明，通道长度超过1.5厘米时没有泄漏。用这种方法生产设备的总处理时间不到10分钟，这使得它适合在全面开发之前进行微流体设计的快速原型设计。此外，仪器和材料成本相对较低，可以在洁净室环境外实施，从而使微流控芯片的开发成为可能。
This paper describes a method for rapid prototyping of microfluidic devices in Shrinky Dinks polymers by using a cutting plotter. The new method can produce microchannels with controlled dimensions ranging from 5.8 mm to 330 µm, and fluid tests with a dye solution showed no leakage for channel lengths over 1.5 cm. The total processing time to produce devices with this method is less than 10 minutes, which makes it suitable for rapid prototyping of microfluidic designs prior to full-scale development. Additionally, the instrumentation and materials are relatively low cost and can be implemented outside of a clean room environment, thus enabling the development of microfluidic chips by a wide range of researchers.