Microfluidic devices and methods of fabrication
US8656949B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 14, 2007 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 2, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/85938
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to microfluidic devices that comprise a 3-D microfluidic network of microchannels of arbitrary complexity and to a method for fabricating such devices. In particular, the invention relates to a method of forming microfluidic devices having 3-D microfluidic networks that contain open or closed loop microchannels using a single-step molding process without the need for layer-by-layer fabrication, and to the resultant microfluidic devices. The networks of such microfluidic devices may comprise one or more microchannel circuits which may be discrete or interconnected.
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