Route to one-step microstructure mold fabrication for PDMS microfluidic chip

Autor: Xiaoqing Lv, Zhaoxin Geng, Zhiyuan Fan, Shicai Wang, Yue Su, Weihao Fang, Weihua Pei, Hongda Chen
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: AIP Advances, Vol 8, Iss 4, Pp 045207-045207-9 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2158-3226
DOI: 10.1063/1.5023823
Popis: The microstructure mold fabrication for PDMS microfluidic chip remains complex and time-consuming process requiring special equipment and protocols: photolithography and etching. Thus, a rapid and cost-effective method is highly needed. Comparing with the traditional microfluidic chip fabricating process based on the micro-electromechanical system (MEMS), this method is simple and easy to implement, and the whole fabrication process only requires 1-2 h. Different size of microstructure from 100 to 1000 μm was fabricated, and used to culture four kinds of breast cancer cell lines. Cell viability and morphology was assessed when they were cultured in the micro straight channels, micro square holes and the bonding PDMS-glass microfluidic chip. The experimental results indicate that the microfluidic chip is good and meet the experimental requirements. This method can greatly reduce the process time and cost of the microfluidic chip, and provide a simple and effective way for the structure design and in the field of biological microfabrications and microfluidic chips.
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