Microfluidics laboratory for chip production
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Microfluidics allows for precise control and liquid handling at the nanoliter regime. With 3D structures and channels at the size of a single cell scale, we address emerging fields such as precise cell manipulation, droplet microfluidics, and miniaturized Lab-on-a- Chip cytometry and analytical devices based on acoustic, optical, magnetic and impedance platforms including but not limited to:
• Parallelization with low volume consumption of biological and chemical assays
• Flow cytometry
• Droplet microfluidics
• Cell manipulation and separation
• Lab-on-a-Chip
• …
Clean-room microfabrication @ LBE / TranslaTUM
We offer an environment (laminar flow modules, cleanroom ISO-5), which allows for rapid fabrication of microfluidic devices and prototypes.
• 3D printing (SLA based) (100 µm)
• PMMA micromilling and micromachining (200 µm)
• Standard Photolithography (20 µm)
• Multilayer Direct Laser Lithography (1 µm)
• PDMS Soft Lithography
• CAD Design of prototypes and microfluidic devices
• Precision liquid handling (displacement and pressure based)
• Surface functionalization and wet etching
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3D printing
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Milling
• PMMA Micromilling and micromachining
• Resolution: 200 µm
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Standard photolithography (micro-structure patterning)
• Resolution: 20 µm
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Multilayer direct laser lithography (micro-structure patterning)
• Mask-less lithography
• Resolution: 1 µm
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PDMS soft-lithography (microfluidics device fabrication)
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Other fabrication process @Zeitlab
• Metal deposition
• Wafer dicing
• Device characterization
• Wire bonding
Microfluidic devices and prototypes
With 3D structures and channels, we address precise cell manipulation, droplet microfluidics, acoustofluidics, miniaturized Lab-on-a- Chip cytometry, and workflow design.
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For more information please contact: Dr. Shilpi Pandey, shilpi.pandey@tum.de