Category: Microfabrication

The revolution of microfluidics in the world of research, whatever the application, has led to an explosion in the range of materials and processes used to manufacture these devices. Today, the lithography process and its variants appear to be the...

Choosing the right material for the development of microfluidic devices is critical and not insignificant, as the chosen material must combine optical qualities close to those of glass (or ideally fused silica) for optimal detection, surface properties avoiding adsorption of...

Researchers have mainly oriented themselves towards polymers such as PDMS to make their microfluidic devices. However, it was indeed with glass and silicon that the first microfluidic devices were created, i.e. for liquid and gas chromatography. These materials have many...

ChipShop microfluidic chips are manufactured in transparent thermoplastics. We summarize here the main properties of these materials so you can make the right choice for your application. PMMA (Polymethylmetacrylate) PMMA is a transparent thermoplastic, often used as a lightweight or...

There is no microfluidics without microfabrication. Since microfluidics releases with the control of fluids through devices such as DNA chips, Lab-on-Chips and Organ-on-Chips in a sub-millimeter scale, microfabrication is essential for the creation of a geometrically defined patterns. There are...

Etching is a process used in microfabrication to remove material from the surface of a wafer, and can be done with either wet or dry etching. In this article, we will discuss the differences between these two types of etching...