Microfluidic Chip-PRO Series

Micronit Microfluidics • www.micronit.com 1 FLUIDIC PRO BRINGING YOUR MICROFLUIDIC DESIGNS TO LIFE Let’s say you have a great idea for a microfluidic chip but don't have the time or access to a cleanroom environment to fabricate it yourself. Then Fluidic PRO is the solution for you. The Fluidic PRO prototyping service allows your microfluidic designs to be manufactured in a class 100 cleanroom by professionals. Fluidic PRO enables you to stay focussed on your research. It saves you time both in design and lab hours, speeds up your research, makes you more productive and allows you to publish sooner. Fluidic PRO offers maximum freedom through a wide range of possibilities. • Customized designs • Glass or fused silica • Wide range of channel depths and widths • Thick- or thin-bottom chips, suitable for confocal microscopy • Integrated electrodes • Up to 4 different designs per batch • Small batches starting with only 12 chips With 10 years of experience in microfluidic chip manufacturing for science and industry, Micronit is the perfect partner to outsource your microfluidic chip needs. FLUIDIC CONNECT Fluidic PRO is a part of the Fluidic Connect platform which also features an easy-to-connect chipholder and a range of off-the-shelf chips including mixers, dropletgenerators and microreactors. All Fluidic PRO chips are compatible with the Fluidic Connect 4515 chipholder and Fluidic Connections. Fluidic Connect is a user-friendly way of connecting your microfluidic chips to standard laboratory equipment such as syringe pumps and microscopes. • Fast and easy fluidic and electrical connections • Robust leak-free connections • Large chip area to detect with microscope objective • Compatible with upright and inverted microscopes Micronit Microfluidics • www.micronit.com 2 10 HOLE PATTERN To make sure you can connect your chips with the Fluidic Connect 4515 chipholder there is a standard 10 hole pattern on a standard 45 x 15 mm format. You can make up to 10 connections which can be fluidic or electrical. STANDARD DIMENSIONS TOLERANCES x Chip Length 15 mm +/- 0,5 mm y Chip Width 45 mm +/- 0,5 mm d1 Top Diameter Hole 1700 µm +/- 100 µm d2 Bottom Diameter Hole 600 µm +/- 125 µm Wall Angle Hole 68 degrees +/- 5 degrees + = Micronit Microfluidics • www.micronit.com 3 STANDARD OPTIONS: WET CHEMICAL ETCHING Micronit offers a number of standard options. If you require different specifications please contact us to discuss the possibilities. Most of the time we can work out a way to fabricate your chips. To fabricate the chips Micronit uses wet chemical etching. This technique allows the fabrication of very accurate structures. As a result of the process the width of the channel is at least twice the depth. SINGLE DEPTH ETCHED Single depth chips are widely used to study basic microfluidics such as flow behaviour, droplet generation or (bio)chemical reactions. • Channel depth: 5-100µm • Chip dimensions: 45 x 15 x 1.8mm SINGLE DEPTH ETCHED WITH THIN BOTTOM Micronit is an expert in handling thin glass. Our thin bottom chips are ideal for use in combination with confocal microscopy. • Channel depth: 5-100µm • 145µm thin bottom • Chip dimensions: 45 x 15 x 1.2mm SINGLE DEPTH ETCHED WITH ELECTRODES Platinum electrodes can be used for various purposes such as; heating, temperature measurements, cell manipulation or conductivity measurements. • Channel depth: 5-100µm • Platinum (Pt) electrodes • Chip dimensions: 45 x 15 x 1.8mm DOUBLE DEPTH ETCHED Double etched chips are commonly used for making cell or particle traps and droplet generators. • Channel depths: 5-100µm • Chip dimensions: 45 x 15 x 1.8mm FUSED SILICA ETCHED Fused silica is a must for applications requiring UV-transparancy or low auto-fluorescence. • Channel depth: 1-50µm • UV transparent, low autofluorescence • Chip dimensions: 45 x 15 x 1.4mm Micronit Microfluidics • www.micronit.com 4 STANDARD OPTION: POWDERBLASTING To fabricate the chips Micronit uses wet chemical etching. This technique allows the fabrication of relative large channel dimensions. As a result of the process the walls have an angle of approximately 68 degrees. SINGLE DEPTH POWDERBLASTED For relatively large channel dimensions and internal volumes, powderblasting is the preferred manufacturing technique. These chips are mainly used for chemical synthesis. • Channel depth: 150-500µm • Chip dimensions: 45 x 15 x 1.8mm HOW TO PROCEED? • Make up to 4 different designs of a desired channel layout. These can be presented as CAD designs but simple sketches or just wording is also fine • Contact the Micronit sales team to discuss your requirements and receive a quotation • After you place the order our microfluidics design experts will transform your designs to CAD designs. We will send the designs back to you for a final check, and after your approval we will start processing. • After 3 to 4 weeks, you will receive your chips and you can start your research. Contact Information Micronit Microfluidics Colosseum 15 7521 PV Enschede The Netherlands Phone: +31 53 850 6 850 E-mail: info@micronit.com Fax: +31 53 850 6 851 Website: www.micronit.com + =