Multilevel fluidic flow control in a rotationally-driven polyester film microdevice created using laser print, cut and laminate

Lab Chip. 2016 Jan 21;16(2):377-87. doi: 10.1039/c5lc01332a.

Abstract

This paper presents a simple and cost-effective polyester toner microchip fabricated with laser print and cut lithography (PCL) to use with a battery-powered centrifugal platform for fluid handling. The combination of the PCL microfluidic disc and centrifugal platform: (1) allows parallel aliquoting of two different reagents of four different volumes ranging from nL to μL with an accuracy comparable to a piston-driven air pipette; (2) incorporates a reciprocating mixing unit driven by a surface-tension pump for further dilution of reagents, and (3) is amenable to larger scale integration of assay multiplexing (including all valves and mixers) without substantially increasing fabrication cost and time. For a proof of principle, a 10 min colorimetric assay for the quantitation of the protein level in the human blood plasma samples is demonstrated on chip with a limit of detection of ∼5 mg mL(-1) and coefficient of variance of ∼7%.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Centrifugation / economics
  • Centrifugation / instrumentation
  • Colorimetry / economics
  • Humans
  • Lasers*
  • Microfluidic Analytical Techniques* / economics
  • Microfluidic Analytical Techniques* / instrumentation
  • Polyesters / chemistry*
  • Printing* / economics
  • Rotation*
  • Serum Albumin / analysis
  • Surface Tension

Substances

  • Polyesters
  • Serum Albumin