Project:Microfluidics

ProjectInfoBox DIY Microfluidics Devices
Status:	in development
Release Date:	Q1 2019
Initiator:	BIOTOP Community Lab e.V.
Team:	Patrick & Yunus
Materials Used:	Acrylic Glass, 3M Double Sided Tape
Tools Used:	Laser Cutter, Biotop Lab
Software Used:	Affinity Designer, VisiCut

Microfluidics deals with the behaviour, precise control and manipulation of fluids that are geometrically constrained to a small, typically sub-millimetre, scale at which capillary penetration governs mass transport. - Our goal is to develop custom DIY microfluidics chips (currently as a proof of concept), and perform lab-on-a-chip like experiments.

Version History

V 0 and V 1

Version Zero was our first shot at microfluidics. We wanted to perform a simple proof-of-concept: Get liquid flowing from an input hole through a spiral to an output hole. The chip was made from three laser-cut layers: A top acrylic glass plate with the input and output wholes, a middle layer made out of double sided 3M tape that included the actual channels, and finally a bottom layer.

With Version One we improved our channel smoothness and overall build quality.

-> Images -> Laser Settings

V B04

V B04-A V B04-B