TY - GEN
T1 - Low-cost rapid prototyping of flexible plastic paper based microfluidic devices
AU - Fan, Yiqiang
AU - Li, Huawei
AU - Yi, Ying
AU - Foulds, Ian G.
N1 - KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01
PY - 2013/4
Y1 - 2013/4
N2 - This research presents a novel rapid prototyping method for paper-based flexible microfluidic devices. The microchannels were fabricated using laser ablation on a piece of plastic paper (permanent paper), the dimensions of the microchannels was carefully studied for various laser powers and scanning speeds. After laser ablation of the microchannels on the plastic paper, a transparent poly (methyl methacrylate)(PMMA) film was thermally bonded to the plastic paper to enclose the channels. After connection of tubing, the device was ready to use. An example microfluidic device (droplet generator) was also fabricated using this technique. Due to the flexibility of the fabricated device, this technique can be used to fabricate 3D microfluidic devices. The fabrication process was simple and rapid without any requirement of cleanroom facilities. © 2013 IEEE.
AB - This research presents a novel rapid prototyping method for paper-based flexible microfluidic devices. The microchannels were fabricated using laser ablation on a piece of plastic paper (permanent paper), the dimensions of the microchannels was carefully studied for various laser powers and scanning speeds. After laser ablation of the microchannels on the plastic paper, a transparent poly (methyl methacrylate)(PMMA) film was thermally bonded to the plastic paper to enclose the channels. After connection of tubing, the device was ready to use. An example microfluidic device (droplet generator) was also fabricated using this technique. Due to the flexibility of the fabricated device, this technique can be used to fabricate 3D microfluidic devices. The fabrication process was simple and rapid without any requirement of cleanroom facilities. © 2013 IEEE.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10754/564704
UR - http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/6559708/
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84883126506&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/NEMS.2013.6559708
DO - 10.1109/NEMS.2013.6559708
M3 - Conference contribution
SN - 9781467363525
SP - 175
EP - 178
BT - The 8th Annual IEEE International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
ER -