Do it yourself- circular cross-section microfluidic channel
AbstractIn this article, we report the design and fabrication of a ‘do-it-yourself’ microfluidic channel with a circular cross-section, created outside a cleanroom facility. In this approach, the fabrication of the channel do not require any chemical etching or lithography steps, making it safe and...
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| description | AbstractIn this article, we report the design and fabrication of a ‘do-it-yourself’ microfluidic channel with a circular cross-section, created outside a cleanroom facility. In this approach, the fabrication of the channel do not require any chemical etching or lithography steps, making it safe and suitable for small research groups. The channel is fabricated using the soft-lithography method in polydimethylsiloxane (Sylgard® 184). A copper wire with a diameter of 240 µm is used as a mold, and the channel is created using the wire pull-out method. This work also addresses the optimal use of polydimethylsiloxane in channel fabrication, as well as the challenges faced when connecting the microchannel to the outside world via tubing and techniques to overcome them. All simulations were conducted using COMSOL Multiphysics 6.0. The analytical, simulation, and test results, show a good match. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cbb5e8d606bc406fb5579ff9bb88f9022024-03-11T10:21:57ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Engineering2331-19162024-12-0111110.1080/23311916.2023.2299039Do it yourself- circular cross-section microfluidic channelShailendra Kumar Tiwari0Somashekara Bhat1Sandhya Parasnath Dubey2Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Udupi, Karnataka, IndiaDepartment of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Udupi, Karnataka, IndiaDepartment of Data Science and Computer Applications, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Udupi, Karnataka, IndiaAbstractIn this article, we report the design and fabrication of a ‘do-it-yourself’ microfluidic channel with a circular cross-section, created outside a cleanroom facility. In this approach, the fabrication of the channel do not require any chemical etching or lithography steps, making it safe and suitable for small research groups. The channel is fabricated using the soft-lithography method in polydimethylsiloxane (Sylgard® 184). A copper wire with a diameter of 240 µm is used as a mold, and the channel is created using the wire pull-out method. This work also addresses the optimal use of polydimethylsiloxane in channel fabrication, as well as the challenges faced when connecting the microchannel to the outside world via tubing and techniques to overcome them. All simulations were conducted using COMSOL Multiphysics 6.0. The analytical, simulation, and test results, show a good match.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311916.2023.2299039Channelcopper wireflow ratemoldPDMSsoft-lithography |
| spellingShingle | Shailendra Kumar Tiwari Somashekara Bhat Sandhya Parasnath Dubey Do it yourself- circular cross-section microfluidic channel Cogent Engineering Channel copper wire flow rate mold PDMS soft-lithography |
| title | Do it yourself- circular cross-section microfluidic channel |
| title_full | Do it yourself- circular cross-section microfluidic channel |
| title_fullStr | Do it yourself- circular cross-section microfluidic channel |
| title_full_unstemmed | Do it yourself- circular cross-section microfluidic channel |
| title_short | Do it yourself- circular cross-section microfluidic channel |
| title_sort | do it yourself circular cross section microfluidic channel |
| topic | Channel copper wire flow rate mold PDMS soft-lithography |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311916.2023.2299039 |
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