If you don't need microvalves, there is some interesting work being done with low cost laminate microfluidics. The general idea is to laminate together transparencies printed in a laser printer. The toner can act as thermally set glue and thin channels, and thicker channels can be defined via laser cutting. This is low cost, requires reasonably cheap equipment, and uses no wet processes.
On Friday, February 27, 2015 at 5:42:56 AM UTC-8, Peter Shankles wrote:
-- http://diyhpl.us/~bryan/papers2/microfluidics/A%20Dry%20Process%20for%20Production%20of%20Microfluidic%20Devices%20Based%20on%20the%20Lamination%20of%20Laser-Printed%20Polyester%20Films.pdf (Bryan Bishop strikes again)
On Friday, February 27, 2015 at 5:42:56 AM UTC-8, Peter Shankles wrote:
Hello all,I'm new to the DIYbio community and need your perspective on something.I'm working on a project that would make microfluidics available to use at home. Because I'm working on this at a national lab, I can't give too many specifics at this time. With that being said our setup would include software for designing devices and creating a master mold for soft lithography. The resolution would be on the order of 100 um, and the fabrication time would be a couple of hours.What I want to know is:What types of features and designs would be most important to include?How much would you be willing to pay for this functionality (software will be open source, but there is hardware as well)?What would you be most interested in using microfluidics for?Anything else you can think of. I would appreciate any input you have.Thanks for your time,Peter
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