DIY Microfluidics

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HomeMade Microfluidics on wetPONG

more coming soon...


Advanced DIY Microfluidics

Just a Hack! How did he do that... awesome!

Micro Fluidic Hack


Preparing the slide


Draw a nice pattern with InkScape

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Putting (balck) tape on a glas slide. Cut it with a sharp knife or with a DIY laser cutter 8-)
DIY laser cutter:[1]

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The slide with the cut tape

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Peel of the tape carefully

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Some sample slides

PDMS Casting


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Putting the slides in casting boxes

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Cast with PDMS and cure at 60°C for about 1 hour.

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Remove the cast

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Plasma activate a clean glas slide and the PDMS piece (where to get the plasma from?)
Put the PDMS piece back into a clean box and cover with a tube holder plate. Punch the holes.

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Attatch tubes and capture the microflow with a webcam stage.




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Parts lasercut from acrylic in the FabLab Lucern.
Files will come...