Abstract

Picking the Right Microfluidics Device Material for In Vitro Diagnostics - Balancing Performance and Cost with Scalable Wafer Level Production of Consumables Made of Non-CMOS Compatible Materials on Glass

Alexios Tzannis, Business Development Manager, IMT Masken und Teilungen AG

IMT offers leading edge technologies with automated and standardized processes to fabricate components in glass for In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD). The high integration level and cross disciplinary character of IVD is determined by the complex biology and assay deployment and the instrumentation. Microfluidics, a multidisciplinary field characterized by the precise control and manipulation of fluids constrained to a sub-millimetre scale, has shown considerable promise for improving diagnostics and biology research. Certain properties of microfluidic technologies, such as rapid sample processing and the precise control of fluids in an assay, have made them attractive candidates to replace traditional experimental approaches. In this paper we discuss the challenges and solutions of implementing wafer-level packaging (WLP) processes for IVD products.