Abstract

Where Photonics Meet Microfluidics – Challenges and Opportunities For Consumables For Life Sciences and Diagnostics Applications in Glass

Tobias Bauert, Business Development Manager Life Sciences, IMT Microtechnologies

Fluid manipulation on the micro-scale allows new applications in various fields including life sciences and diagnostics. Many of these applications incorporate bio-sensors in a microfluidic setup. The choice of transduction mechanism for these bio-sensors creates the boundary conditions not only for the bio-chip itself but for the surface and bulk materials as well as the manufacturing technologies. Glass sometimes is the only choice due to limiting optical specifications or very harsh operating conditions. By harvesting the power of CMOS manufacturing technologies with non-CMOS compatible materials on glass, cost effective consumables for life sciences become reality in all volumes from prototyping to large scale manufacturing.