Desktop Fabrication of Lab-On-Chip Devices on Flexible Substrates: A Brief Review
Flexible microfluidic devices are currently in demand because they can be mass-produced in resource-limited settings using simple and inexpensive fabrication tools. Finding new ways to fabricate microfluidic platforms on flexible substrates has been a hot area. Integration of customized detection to...
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doaj-9ec466eaea6743e885e93113c1cfd8632020-11-25T02:05:44ZengMDPI AGMicromachines2072-666X2020-01-0111212610.3390/mi11020126mi11020126Desktop Fabrication of Lab-On-Chip Devices on Flexible Substrates: A Brief ReviewAhmad Zaman Qamar0Mohtashim Hassan Shamsi1Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Southern Illinois University, 1245 Lincoln, Carbondale, IL 62901, USADepartment of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Southern Illinois University, 1245 Lincoln, Carbondale, IL 62901, USAFlexible microfluidic devices are currently in demand because they can be mass-produced in resource-limited settings using simple and inexpensive fabrication tools. Finding new ways to fabricate microfluidic platforms on flexible substrates has been a hot area. Integration of customized detection tools for different lab-on-chip applications has made this area challenging. Significant advancements have occurred in the area over the last decade; therefore, there is a need to review such interesting fabrication tools employed on flexible substrates, such as paper and plastics. In this short review, we review individual fabrication tools and their combinations that have been used to develop such platforms in the past five years. These tools are not only simple and low-cost but also require minimal skills for their operation. Moreover, key examples of plastic-based flexible substrates are also presented, because a diverse range of plastic materials have prevailed recently for a variety of lab-on-chip applications. This review should attract audience of various levels, i.e., from hobbyists to scientists, and from high school students to postdoctoral researchers, to produce their own flexible devices in their own settings.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/11/2/126lab-on-chipflexible devicesdesktop fabricationmicrofluidicsbiosensors |
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Desktop Fabrication of Lab-On-Chip Devices on Flexible Substrates: A Brief Review |
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Desktop Fabrication of Lab-On-Chip Devices on Flexible Substrates: A Brief Review |
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desktop fabrication of lab-on-chip devices on flexible substrates: a brief review |
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Flexible microfluidic devices are currently in demand because they can be mass-produced in resource-limited settings using simple and inexpensive fabrication tools. Finding new ways to fabricate microfluidic platforms on flexible substrates has been a hot area. Integration of customized detection tools for different lab-on-chip applications has made this area challenging. Significant advancements have occurred in the area over the last decade; therefore, there is a need to review such interesting fabrication tools employed on flexible substrates, such as paper and plastics. In this short review, we review individual fabrication tools and their combinations that have been used to develop such platforms in the past five years. These tools are not only simple and low-cost but also require minimal skills for their operation. Moreover, key examples of plastic-based flexible substrates are also presented, because a diverse range of plastic materials have prevailed recently for a variety of lab-on-chip applications. This review should attract audience of various levels, i.e., from hobbyists to scientists, and from high school students to postdoctoral researchers, to produce their own flexible devices in their own settings. |
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lab-on-chip flexible devices desktop fabrication microfluidics biosensors |
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