Project:Microfluidics
| ProjectInfoBox DIY Microfluidics Devices | |
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| 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.
Development of our own microfluidics devices
Concept
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 2 - V 4
V B02
V B03
V B04
V B04-A V B04-B
