Superhydrophobic coatings by the hot embossing approach: recent developments and state-of-art applications

A Bhandari, N Khatri, YK Mishra, MS Goyat - Materials Today Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Over the past few decades, superhydrophobic coatings (SHCs) are the main attraction for
scientists and researchers due to their various applications in different fields, such as …

Double-Sided Tape in Microfluidics: A Cost-Effective Method in Device Fabrication

S Smith, M Sypabekova, S Kim - Biosensors, 2024 - mdpi.com
The demand for easy-to-use, affordable, accessible, and reliable technology is increasing in
biological, chemical, and medical research. Microfluidic devices have the potential to meet …

Chitosan: a green adhesive for surface functionalization and fabrication of thermoplastic biomedical microdevices

DA Thai, NY Lee - Lab on a Chip, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Chitosan (CS) is a natural polymer that exhibits many biological properties and is used as a
biomaterial for antibacterial coatings, tissue engineering, cell research, drug delivery, and …

Rapid integration of screen-printed electrodes into thermoplastic organ-on-a-chip devices for real-time monitoring of trans-endothelial electrical resistance

S Kawakita, S Li, HT Nguyen, S Maity… - Biomedical …, 2023 - Springer
Trans-endothelial electrical resistance (TEER) is one of the most widely used indicators to
quantify the barrier integrity of endothelial layers. Over the last decade, the integration of …

A mould-free soft-lithography approach for rapid, low-cost and bulk fabrication of microfluidic chips using photopolymer sheets

R Rahul, N Prasad, RR Ajith, P Sajeesh… - Microfluidics and …, 2023 - Springer
Most of the existing microfluidic chip fabrication techniques are very complex, time-
consuming, costly, and are not amenable to mass manufacturing. Impending …

A numerical study on thermal bonding with preheating technique for polypropylene microfluidic device

EA Almezgagi, Z Fu, G Huang, X Zhang - e-Polymers, 2023 - degruyter.com
This study presents a method for producing microfluidic chips from polypropylene using a
pre-heated bonding area and thermal bonding technology. ANSYS was utilized to …