Abstract Lab-on-a-chip (LOC) devices are broadly used for research in the life sciences and
diagnostics and represent a very fast moving field. LOC devices are designed, prototyped …

Microfluidics is an evolving scientific field with immense commercial potential: analytical
applications, such as biochemical assay development, biochemical analysis and biosensors …

This review paper covers a topic of significant importance in micro-and nano-systems
development and manufacturing, specifically the residual stresses in deposited thin-film …

Polydimethylsiloxane is a translucent and biologically inert silicone material used in
sealants, biomedical implants and microscale lab-on-a-chip devices. Furthermore, in …

Conductive photodefinable polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) composites that provide both high
electrical conductivity and photopatternability have been developed. The photosensitive …

The development of novel materials with microstructures is now a trend in food science and
technology. These microscale materials may be applied across all steps in food …

We demonstrate a mass-production-amenable technology for fabrication, surface
modification and multifunction integration in polymeric microfluidic devices, namely direct …

We describe the design, fabrication, and successful demonstration of a sample preparation
module comprising bacteria cell capture and thermal lysis on-chip with potential applications …

Many microfluidic applications require modified surface wettability of the microchannels.
Patterning of wettability within enclosed microfluidic structures at high spatial resolution has …

Porous silicon oxycarbide (SiOC) is emerging as a much superior ultrahigh surface area
material that can be stable up to high temperatures with great tailorability through …