Polymer microfluidics: Simple, low-cost fabrication process bridging academic lab research to commercialized production

CW Tsao - Micromachines, 2016 - mdpi.com
Using polymer materials to fabricate microfluidic devices provides simple, cost effective, and
disposal advantages for both lab-on-a-chip (LOC) devices and micro total analysis systems …

Recent advances in thermoplastic microfluidic bonding

K Giri, CW Tsao - Micromachines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Microfluidics is a multidisciplinary technology with applications in various fields, such as
biomedical, energy, chemicals and environment. Thermoplastic is one of the most prominent …

Progress of crystallization in microfluidic devices

H Shi, Y ** of multilayer PMMA microfluidic devices
A Liga, JAS Morton, M Kersaudy-Kerhoas - Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 2016 - Springer
The rapid translation of research from bench to bedside, as well as the generation of
commercial impact, has never been more important for both academic and industrial …

Bonding of thermoplastic microfluidic device by water assistance

CW Tsao, CY Chang, WW Hu, YS Tian - International Journal of Adhesion …, 2023 - Elsevier
We present a water-assisted microwave bonding (H 2 O-μWave bonding) process for
sealing thermoplastic microfluidic devices. We use water as the bonding reagent to assist …

A simple solvent-assisted method for thermal bonding of large-surface, multilayer PMMA microfluidic devices

M Madadi, A Madadi, R Zareifar, A Nikfarjam - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2023 - Elsevier
The attractive properties of the synthetic polymer of methylmethacrylate (PMMA) have led to
the development of new methods for fabricating microfluidic chips based on this polymer in …

Chitosan–polydopamine hydrogel complex: a novel green adhesion agent for reversibly bonding thermoplastic microdevice and its application for cell-friendly …

NXT Le, NY Lee - Lab on a Chip, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Owing to biocompatible characteristics and supporting cell growth capability, hydrogels
have been widely used for scaffold fabrication and surface coating for cell culture. To employ …

Polycaprolactone-enabled sealing and carbon composite electrode integration into electrochemical microfluidics

KJ Klunder, KM Clark, C McCord, KE Berg, SD Minteer… - Lab on a Chip, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Combining electrochemistry with microfluidics is attractive for a wide array of applications
including multiplexing, automation, and high-throughput screening. Electrochemical …

[HTML][HTML] Transformation gap from research findings to large-scale commercialized products in microfluidic field

Y Ma, X Sun, Z Cai, M Tu, Y Wang, Q Ouyang, X Yan… - Materials Today Bio, 2024 - Elsevier
The field of microfluidics has experienced rapid growth in the last several decades, yet it isn't
considered to be a large industry comparable to semiconductor and consumer electronics …