NDLI: Hydrogel-based reconfigurable components for microfluidic devices

Content Provider	Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Author	Beebe, David J. Kim, Dongshin
Copyright Year	2007
Abstract	In situ liquid-phase photopolymerization (LP3) has been applied to the field of microfluidics to create components within integrated systems. As an extension of LP3 technology, we present reconfigurable components that utilize the swelling of hydrogels. These components can be conveniently used to enhance microfluidic functions and applications. In order to utilize the swelling characteristic of hydrogels to the fullest, we demonstrate strategies to increase the swelling performance temporally and spatially. To this end, two successful applications using the reconfigurable components were tested: (1) active walls to block or divert flow at different steps in the fabrication or assay process, and (2) delivery pistons to move objects to specific locations within the microchannels after device fabrication.
Starting Page	193
Ending Page	198
Page Count	6
File Format	HTM / HTML PDF
ISSN	14730197
Volume Number	7
Issue Number	2
Journal	Lab on a Chip
DOI	10.1039/b612995a
Language	English
Publisher	Royal Society of Chemistry
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	Microchannel (microtechnology) Polymerization Microfluidics
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Chemistry Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Biochemistry Bioengineering Biomedical Engineering

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Hydrogel-based reconfigurable components for microfluidic devices