Sealing 3D-printed parts to poly(dimethylsiloxane) for simple fabrication of Microfluidic devices
| Autor: | Cody S. Carrell, Rachel M. Wydallis, Cynthia P. McCord, Charles S. Henry |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Fabrication
Microfluidics 3D printing Nanotechnology 02 engineering and technology Substrate (printing) engineering.material 01 natural sciences Biochemistry Analytical Chemistry law.invention chemistry.chemical_compound Coating law Environmental Chemistry Spectroscopy Stereolithography Polydimethylsiloxane business.industry 010401 analytical chemistry 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology 0104 chemical sciences chemistry engineering Photolithography 0210 nano-technology business |
| Zdroj: | Analytica chimica acta. 1124 |
| ISSN: | 1873-4324 |
| Popis: | Microfluidics has revolutionized the fields of bioanalytical chemistry, cellular biology, and molecular biology. Advancements in microfluidic technologies, however, are often limited by labor, time, and resource-intensive fabrication methods, most commonly a form of photolithography. The advent of 3D printing has helped researchers fabricate proof-of-concept microfluidics more rapidly and at lower costs but suffers from poor resolution and tedious post-processing to remove uncured resin from enclosed channels. Additionally, custom resins and printers are often needed to create entirely enclosed channels, which increases cost and complexity of fabrication. In this work we demonstrate the ability to create microfluidic devices by covalently sealing 3D-printed parts with open-faced channels to polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS). Open-faced channels are easier to print than fully enclosed channels and can be printed using an inexpensive and commercially available stereolithography 3D printer and resin. The 3D-printed parts are sealed to PDMS, a common substrate used in traditional microfluidic fabrication, using two different techniques. The first involves coating the part with a commercially available silicone spray before sealing to PDMS via plasma treatment. In the second technique, the cured methacrylate resin is silanized with (3-Aminopropyl)triethoxysilane (APTES) before binding to PDMS with plasma treatment. Both methods create a strong seal between the two substrates, which is demonstrated with several types of microfluidic devices including droplet and gradient generators. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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