Abstract

Scaling Up for High Volume Chip Production

Chris Walker, Director, Microfluidics & Medical Converting Equipment Markets, Preco, Inc.

The benefits of working in automated LOC production are presented, using the method of compiling polymer foil/film and adhesive substrates, and with the equipment employed for increasing rates of manufacture. While microfluidics chip design development has matured tremendously in regard to technique, a sober side is shown, as concept prototype designs grow into a greater number of promising test platforms and onward to high-volume customer orders.