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Soft-lithography: Masters on Demand,

Research Abstract
We report an ultra-rapid prototyping technique for forming microchannel networks for lab-on-a-chip applications, called masters on-demand. Channels are produced by replica molding on masters formed by laser printing on flexible copper printed circuit board (PCB) substrates. Masters of various designs and dimensions can be individually or mass produced in less than 10 minutes. Using this technique, we have fabricated channels as narrow as 100 lmwith heights ranging between 9 lm and 70 lm. Multi-depth channel fabrication is also reported, using a two-step printing process. The functionality of devices formed in this manner is verified by performing in-channel electrophoretic separations and culture and analysis of primary mammalian cells.
Research Authors
M. Abdelgawad, M.W.L. Watson, E.K.W. Young, J. Mudrik, M.D. Ungrin, and A. R. Wheeler
Research Journal
Lab on Chip
Research Pages
pp. 1061-1067
Research Rank
1
Research Vol
Vol. 8
Research Year
2008