Agency for Science, Technology and Research

National University of Singapore

Hongmiao Ji

Victor Samper

Lin Cong

Microfluidics packages and methods of use are described, comprising in one embodiment a substrate having a top surface and means to lower pressure on the top surface; a fluidics card having a bottom surface and means to allow fluids to traverse through the card; and a polymeric barrier film, the polymeric barrier film positioned between the top surface of the substrate and the bottom surface of the fluidics card.

Microfluidics packages and methods of using same

Microfluidics chips and methods of use are described, comprising a pair of wafers, at least one having a patterned surface, and two polymeric barrier films between the wafers conforming to the patterned surface. The polymeric barrier films allow the wafers of the inventive microfluidics chips to be reused without cleaning.

Microfluidics chips and methods of using same

Microfluidics mixing apparatus and methods of using same are disclosed for mixing fluids using increasing centrifugal force as the fluids being mixed traverse a mixing channel. One inventive apparatus comprises a generally planar substrate having a top major surface and a bottom major surface generally parallel to the top major surface, and a cover plate over the top major surface. The substrate has at least one inlet port that routes fluid to the top major surface, and at least one outlet port for mixed fluid. The substrate comprises a mixing channel having a depth measured from the top surface and a width, the mixing channel adapted to route fluids to be mixed therein in laminar flow and in a substantially spiral flow pattern that is parallel to the top surface. Apparatus of the invention can mix fluids flowing serially, or two or more fluids entering the device from different feed channels.

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Hongmiao Ji