Affordable fabrication of conductive electrodes and dielectric films for a paper-based digital microfluidic chip

V Soum, Y Kim, S Park, M Chuong, SR Ryu, SH Lee… - Micromachines, 2019 - mdpi.com
V Soum, Y Kim, S Park, M Chuong, SR Ryu, SH Lee, G Tanev, J Madsen, OS Kwon, K Shin
Micromachines, 2019mdpi.com
In order to fabricate a digital microfluidic (DMF) chip, which requires a patterned array of
electrodes coated with a dielectric film, we explored two simple methods: Ballpoint pen
printing to generate the electrodes, and wrapping of a dielectric plastic film to coat the
electrodes. For precise and programmable printing of the patterned electrodes, we used a
digital plotter with a ballpoint pen filled with a silver nanoparticle (AgNP) ink. Instead of using
conventional material deposition methods, such as chemical vapor deposition, printing, and …
In order to fabricate a digital microfluidic (DMF) chip, which requires a patterned array of electrodes coated with a dielectric film, we explored two simple methods: Ballpoint pen printing to generate the electrodes, and wrapping of a dielectric plastic film to coat the electrodes. For precise and programmable printing of the patterned electrodes, we used a digital plotter with a ballpoint pen filled with a silver nanoparticle (AgNP) ink. Instead of using conventional material deposition methods, such as chemical vapor deposition, printing, and spin coating, for fabricating the thin dielectric layer, we used a simple method in which we prepared a thin dielectric layer using pre-made linear, low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) plastic (17-μm thick) by simple wrapping. We then sealed it tightly with thin silicone oil layers so that it could be used as a DMF chip. Such a treated dielectric layer showed good electrowetting performance for a sessile drop without contact angle hysteresis under an applied voltage of less than 170 V. By using this straightforward fabrication method, we quickly and affordably fabricated a paper-based DMF chip and demonstrated the digital electrofluidic actuation and manipulation of drops.
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