Desktop Fabrication of Lab-On-Chip Devices on Flexible Substrates: A Brief Review
| Autor: | Mohtashim H. Shamsi, Ahmad Zaman Qamar |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Fabrication
Computer science Mechanical Engineering flexible devices lcsh:Mechanical engineering and machinery 010401 analytical chemistry Plastic materials microfluidics 02 engineering and technology Review Lab-on-a-chip 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology biosensors 01 natural sciences 0104 chemical sciences law.invention lab-on-chip Control and Systems Engineering law desktop fabrication Systems engineering lcsh:TJ1-1570 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0210 nano-technology |
| Zdroj: | Micromachines, Vol 11, Iss 2, p 126 (2020) Micromachines |
| Popis: | Flexible microfluidic devices are currently in demand because they can be mass-produced in resource-limited settings using simple and inexpensive fabrication tools. Finding new ways to fabricate microfluidic platforms on flexible substrates has been a hot area. Integration of customized detection tools for different lab-on-chip applications has made this area challenging. Significant advancements have occurred in the area over the last decade; therefore, there is a need to review such interesting fabrication tools employed on flexible substrates, such as paper and plastics. In this short review, we review individual fabrication tools and their combinations that have been used to develop such platforms in the past five years. These tools are not only simple and low-cost but also require minimal skills for their operation. Moreover, key examples of plastic-based flexible substrates are also presented, because a diverse range of plastic materials have prevailed recently for a variety of lab-on-chip applications. This review should attract audience of various levels, i.e., from hobbyists to scientists, and from high school students to postdoctoral researchers, to produce their own flexible devices in their own settings. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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