Microwave processing has received significant attention based on the energy efficient
volumetric processing. The internal heat generation during the microwave heating …

Thermoplastics are highly attractive substrate materials for microfluidic systems, with
important benefits in the development of low cost disposable devices for a host of …

Abstract Background Microfluidics (MFs) and nanofluidics (NFs) techniques are emerging
novel technologies gaining more attention in recent years to encapsulate bioactive …

This critical review is motivated by an increasing interest of the microfluidics community in
developing complete Lab-on-a-Chip solutions based on thin and flexible films (Lab-on-a …

A rapid and low-cost technique is presented for the fabrication of optical quality microfluidic
devices in poly (methyl methacrylate)(PMMA) or cyclic olefin copolymer (COC). When …

Abstract Poly (methyl methacrylate)(PMMA) is particularly useful for microfluidic chips with
the features of low price, excellent optic transparency, attractive mechanical and chemical …

Background Public health events caused by foodborne pathogens have brought substantial
economic and social burdens. Conventional pathogen detection relies on a time-consuming …

Because of intensive developments in recent years, the microfluidic system has become a
powerful tool for biological analysis. Entire analytic protocols including sample pretreatment …

Microfluidics is a multidisciplinary technology with applications in various fields, such as
biomedical, energy, chemicals and environment. Thermoplastic is one of the most prominent …

A rapid and simple thermally-solvent assisted method of bonding was introduced for poly
(methyl methacrylate)(PMMA) based microfluidic substrates. The technique is a low …