Fabrication of Microfluidic Devices Using Polydimethylsiloxane

Overview

Journal Biomicrofluidics

Publisher American Institute of Physics

Specialty Biomedical Engineering

Date 2010 Aug 11

PMID 20697575

Citations 96

Authors

James Friend

Leslie Yeo

Affiliations

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Abstract

Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is nearly ubiquitous in microfluidic devices, being easy to work with, economical, and transparent. A detailed protocol is provided here for using PDMS in the fabrication of microfluidic devices to aid those interested in using the material in their work, with information on the many potential ways the material may be used for novel devices.

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