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Laser patterning for paper-based fluidics

Laser patterning for paper-based fluidics
Laser patterning for paper-based fluidics
Paper-based microfluidics is a rapidly progressing inter-disciplinary technology driven by the need for low-cost alternatives to conventional point-of-care diagnostic tools. For transport of reagents/analytes, such devices often consist of interconnected hydrophilic fluid-flow channels that are demarcated by hydrophobic barrier walls that extend through the thickness of the paper. Here, we present a laser-based fabrication procedure that uses photo-polymerisation of a negative hydrophobic photoresist in order to produce the required fluidic channels in paper. Analysis showed that the structures directed the flow of water and hence the technique is suited for fabrication of microfluidic devices.
Sones, C.L.
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Katis, I.N.
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Mills, B.
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Feinäugle, M.
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Namiq, M.F.
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Ibsen, M.
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Eason, R.W.
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Sones, C.L.
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Katis, I.N.
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Mills, B.
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Feinäugle, M.
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Namiq, M.F.
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Ibsen, M.
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Eason, R.W.
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Sones, C.L., Katis, I.N., Mills, B., Feinäugle, M., Namiq, M.F., Ibsen, M. and Eason, R.W. (2014) Laser patterning for paper-based fluidics. SPIE Photonics West: Microfluidics, BioMEMS, and Medical Microsystems XII, , San Francisco, United States. 01 - 06 Feb 2014.

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Abstract

Paper-based microfluidics is a rapidly progressing inter-disciplinary technology driven by the need for low-cost alternatives to conventional point-of-care diagnostic tools. For transport of reagents/analytes, such devices often consist of interconnected hydrophilic fluid-flow channels that are demarcated by hydrophobic barrier walls that extend through the thickness of the paper. Here, we present a laser-based fabrication procedure that uses photo-polymerisation of a negative hydrophobic photoresist in order to produce the required fluidic channels in paper. Analysis showed that the structures directed the flow of water and hence the technique is suited for fabrication of microfluidic devices.

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Published date: February 2014
Additional Information: 8976-17
Venue - Dates: SPIE Photonics West: Microfluidics, BioMEMS, and Medical Microsystems XII, , San Francisco, United States, 2014-02-01 - 2014-02-06
Organisations: Optoelectronics Research Centre

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Local EPrints ID: 371881
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/371881
PURE UUID: eca21d81-f5f3-4f2b-ab42-0163ec6b8d02
ORCID for I.N. Katis: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-2016-557X
ORCID for B. Mills: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-1784-1012
ORCID for R.W. Eason: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-9704-2204

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Last modified: 07 Feb 2023 02:57

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Author: C.L. Sones
Author: I.N. Katis ORCID iD
Author: B. Mills ORCID iD
Author: M. Feinäugle
Author: M.F. Namiq
Author: M. Ibsen
Author: R.W. Eason ORCID iD

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