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ArticleScientific reports2018

Simple, low-cost fabrication of acrylic based droplet microfluidics and its use to generate DNA-coated particles.

Md Mamunul Islam, Amanda Loewen, Peter B Allen

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Md Mamunul IslamUniversity of Idaho, Department of Chemistry, 875 Perimeter Dr., Moscow, ID, 83844-2343, USA.
Amanda LoewenUniversity of Idaho, Department of Chemistry, 875 Perimeter Dr., Moscow, ID, 83844-2343, USA.
Peter B AllenUniversity of Idaho, Department of Chemistry, 875 Perimeter Dr., Moscow, ID, 83844-2343, USA. pballen@uidaho.edu.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hydrogel microparticles were copolymerized with surface-immobilized DNA. Particles derived from a microfluidic device and particles derived from mechanical homogenization were compared. The hypothesis was tested that a controlled droplet generation mechanism would produce more homogeneous particles. Surprisingly, the DNA content of both particle types was similarly inhomogeneous. To make this test possible, a simple, low cost, and rapid method was developed to fabricate a microfluidic chip for droplet generation and in-line polymerization. This method used a low-cost laser cutter ($400) and direct heat bonding (no adhesives or intermediate layers). The flow focusing droplet generator produced droplets and hydrogel particles 10-200 μm in diameter.

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Lab-On-A-Chip DevicesAcrylatesEquipment DesignHot TemperatureHydrogelsImmobilized Nucleic AcidsLasers, GasParticle SizePolymerizationAcrylatesHydrogelsImmobilized Nucleic Acids

Identifiers

PMID29884895
PMCPMC5993776

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