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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2012
Jozef L. Kokini, Mahomet, IL (US);
Gang Logan Liu, Champaign, IL (US);
Austin Hsiao, Urbana, IL (US);
Jarupat Luecha, Urbana, IL (US);
Jozef L. Kokini, Mahomet, IL (US);
Gang Logan Liu, Champaign, IL (US);
Austin Hsiao, Urbana, IL (US);
Jarupat Luecha, Urbana, IL (US);
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, Urbana, IL (US);
Abstract
A microfluidic device comprising a biodegradable material comprises, according to one embodiment, a body including one or more channels extending therethrough for passage of a fluid, where the body includes a first preform and a second preform bonded to the first preform. The first preform comprises a biodegradable material derived from a plant and the second preform defines a wall of each of the channels. According to another embodiment, the microfluidic device comprises a body having one or more channels extending therethrough for passage of a fluid, where the body comprises a biodegradable material and is a monolithic body including no seams.