ArticleJournal of microelectromechanical systems : a joint IEEE and ASME publication on microstructures, microactuators, microsensors, and microsystems2020
Microfluidic gasketless interconnects sealed by superhydrophobic surfaces.
Article in Journal of microelectromechanical systems : a joint IEEE and ASME publication on microstructures, microactuators, microsensors, and microsystems, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- Transforming Fragile Hydrogel Chips Into Standardized Cartridges via Contact Line Pinning for Robust Microfluidics.Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 2026Article
- Air bubble removal: Wettability contrast enabled microfluidic interconnects.Sensors and actuators. B, Chemical · 2022Article
- A High-adhesion Binding Strategy for Silica Nanoparticle-based Superhydrophobic Coatings.Colloids and surfaces. A, Physicochemical and engineering aspects · 2021Article
- Flexible-templated imprinting for fluorine-free, omniphobic plastics with re-entrant structures.Journal of colloid and interface science · 2021Article
- Leakage pressures for gasketless superhydrophobic fluid interconnects for modular lab-on-a-chip systems.Microsystems & nanoengineering · 2021Article
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Abstract
Existing methods for sealing chip-to-chip (or module-to-motherboard) microfluidic interconnects commonly use additional interconnect components (O-rings, gaskets, and tubing), and manual handling expertise for assembly. Novel gasketless superhydrophobic fluidic interconnects (GSFIs) sealed by transparent superhydrophobic surfaces, forming liquid bridges between the fluidic ports for fluidic passages were demonstrated. Two test platforms were designed, fabricated, and evaluated, a multi-port chip system (ten interconnects) and a modules-on-a-motherboard system (four interconnects). System assembly in less than 3 sec was done by embedded magnets and pin-in-V-groove structures. Flow tests with deionized (DI) water, ethanol/water mixture, and plasma confirmed no leakage through the gasketless interconnects up to a maximum flow rate of 100
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