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SELECTBIO Conferences Lab-on-a-Chip and Microfluidics: Emerging Themes, Technologies and Applications

Abstract



Bioanalytical Applications of Modular 3D Microfluidic Systems

Noah Malmstadt, Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Southern California

Assembly of microfluidic systems from modular 3D-printed components enables an innovative and powerful design workflow. While traditional fabrication approaches require design and fabrication of monolithic integrated devices, a modular approach allows for design and optimization of individual system elements. Final system design then becomes a simple iterative process based on assembling these elements by hand. An additional strength of a 3D-printed modular approach is the capacity to seamlessly integrate off-the-shelf electromechanical components into the modules. We have recently demonstrated integration of thermal sensors, optical sensors, and electromagnets into 3D-printed fluidic modules. These integrated components facilitate an array of tasks including flow rate detection, calorimetry, droplet counting, bioassay readout, and bead-based separations. Together with strategies for controlling the surface chemistry of 3D-printed parts and implementing efficient in-line mixing, these active modules form the foundation for designing and building complex integrated bioanalytical systems.


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