Rapid thin-film plastic micromixer for the application of portable device
Journal
22nd International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2018
Journal Volume
4
Pages
2145-2148
Date Issued
2018
Author(s)
Abstract
In this paper, a portable passive micromixer called film-mixer is presented. This device possesses several advantages: the overall thickness is less than 0.5 mm except reagent reservoir; minimal dead volume and quick processing time. It takes less than 10 seconds to process 20 μl reagents to complete mixing process, and mixed solution can be stored for further use. Furthermore, it provides a user friendly interface since pumping force is embedded in a vacuum pouch, and external pumping system is not required. This film-mixer provides a standalone mixing function and has a potential to become a point-of-care platform in near future. Copyright ? (2018) by Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society. All rights reserved.
Subjects
Lab-on-a-chip; Mixers (machinery); Mixing; Pumps; Reagents; User interfaces; Mixing process; Passive micromixer; Point of care diagnostic; Portable device; Processing time; Pumping methods; Pumping systems; User friendly interface; Thin films
Type
conference paper