Title
Low-cost and easy producible paper-printed digital microfluidic chips
Author
von der Ecken, S.
Sánchez, D.
Teunissen, P.
Raat, H.
Ahrens, R.
Guber, A.E.
Publication year
2016
Abstract
Digital Microfluidics' (DMF) unique ability to freely move, split and mix discrete droplets and to handle magnetic particles in lab-on-chip systems raised its popularity in the last twenty years [1]. However, DMF is not very common outside microfluidic laboratories. While control electronics are easily accessible [2], DMF-chips are always custom-built. Contrary to common techniques [1], printed paper DMF-chips are cheap, but still not accessible for everybody [3]. We present an inkjet-printed, foil-based, cheap and reliable DMF-chip, which can be built without a cleanroom nor expensive equipment in small quantities as well as in mass production.
Subject
Nano Technology
HOL - Holst
TS - Technical Sciences
Electronics
Industrial Innovation
Digital Microfluidics
DMF
Low cost
Paper microfluidics
Printed electronics
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TNO identifier
749135
Publisher
Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society
ISBN
9780979806490
Source
20th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2016. 9 October 2016 through 13 October 2016, 1573-1574
Document type
conference paper