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Low-cost and chemical resistant microfluidic devices based on thermoplastic elastomers have been fabricated by hot embossing technology. Commercial available thermoplastic elastomer foils based on polyurethane (PU) in a thickness range of 100-600 μm have been used. Prior to the fabrication of the microfluidic devices the chemical resistance of the material against a wide range of standard biological buffer solutions and solvents had been analysed. We created systems of channels, reservoirs and holes for the connections to external capillaries by double-sided hot embossing with an alignment accuracy of +/- 3 micrometer. Closed channel structures were produced by an additional chemical bonding process of the embossed devices with another thermoplastic elastomer foil. The total volume of the fluidic cell was 2 μl/sensor for the use with SAW (surface-acoustic wave) sensor chip and about 0.2 μ/sensor for the impedance sensors. A novel multi-chamber fluidic device was successfully tested for in-situ immobilization of thrombin antibodies and Bovin Serum Albumin (BSA) on different sensor elements of the same sensor chip.
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Stoyanov, I., Tewes, M., Glass, S. et al. Low-cost and Chemical Resistant Microfluidic Devices Based on Thermoplastic Elastomers for a Novel Biosensor System. MRS Online Proceedings Library 872, 114 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-872-J11.4
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-872-J11.4