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ArticleMicromachines2021

Manufacturing Process of Polymeric Microneedle Sensors for Mass Production.

Jae Yun Baek, Kyung Mook Kang, Hyeong Jun Kim, Ju Hyeon Kim, Ju Hwan Lee, Gilyong Shin, Jei Gyeong Jeon, Junho Lee, Yusu Han, Byeong Jun So and 1 more

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Article in Micromachines, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jae Yun BaekAdvanced Materials Lab, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Korea.
Kyung Mook KangAdvanced Materials Lab, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Korea.
Hyeong Jun KimAdvanced Materials Lab, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Korea.
Ju Hyeon KimAdvanced Materials Lab, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Korea.
Ju Hwan LeeAdvanced Materials Lab, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Korea.
Gilyong ShinAdvanced Materials Lab, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Korea.
Jei Gyeong JeonAdvanced Materials Lab, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Korea.
Junho LeeAdvanced Materials Lab, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Korea.
Yusu HanAdvanced Materials Lab, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Korea.
Byeong Jun SoAdvanced Materials Lab, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Korea.
Tae June KangAdvanced Materials Lab, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Korea.
Inha University · KR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this work, we present a fabrication process for microneedle sensors made of polylactic acid (PLA), which can be utilized for the electrochemical detection of various biomarkers in interstitial fluid. Microneedles were fabricated by the thermal compression molding of PLA into a laser machined polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) mold. Sensor fabrication was completed by forming working, counter, and reference electrodes on each sensor surface by Au sputtering through a stencil mask, followed by laser dicing to separate individual sensors from the substrate. The devised series of processes was designed to be suitable for mass production, where multiple microneedle sensors can be produced at once on a 4-inch wafer. The operational stability of the fabricated sensors was confirmed by linear sweep voltammetry and cyclic voltammetry at the range of working potentials of various biochemical molecules in interstitial fluid.

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biomoleculeselectrochemical detectionlaser machiningmicroneedlepolylactic acid

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PMID34832776
PMCPMC8624934
OpenAlexW3211340971

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