Simple photolithographic rapid prototyping of microfluidic chips

  • Authors:

  • James Hoyland;Casper Kunstmann-Olsen;Horst-GüNter Rubahn

  • Affiliations:

  • NanoSyd, Mads Clausen Institute, University of Southern Denmark, Sønderborg, Denmark;NanoSyd, Mads Clausen Institute, University of Southern Denmark, Sønderborg, Denmark;NanoSyd, Mads Clausen Institute, University of Southern Denmark, Sønderborg, Denmark

  • Venue:
  • Microelectronic Engineering
  • Year:
  • 2012

Quantified Score

Hi-index 2.88

Visualization

Abstract

We present a simple method for producing molds for casting PDMS microfluidic chips using photo-lithography with 35mm photographic negatives as masks. We demonstrate the capabilities and limitations of the approach. We have optimized this procedure to create very good quality planar lab-on-chip structures and with this method can go from design to finished device in a day.