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ArticleMicromachines2025

One-Step Fabrication of Microfluidic Channels in Polydimethylsiloxane: Influence of Laser Power on Channel Formation.

Seong-Yeop Kim, Han-Byeol Son, Hyo-Ryoung Lim

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Article in Micromachines, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Seong-Yeop KimDepartment of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Republic of Korea.
Han-Byeol SonMajor of Human Bioconvergence, Division of Smart Healthcare, College of Information Technology and Convergence, Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Republic of Korea.
Hyo-Ryoung LimMajor of Human Bioconvergence, Division of Smart Healthcare, College of Information Technology and Convergence, Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-0828-2853

Funding

Ministry of Science and ICT RS-2023-00302543Ministry of Science and ICT RS-2024-00440903
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent advancements in microfluidic technologies have revolutionized their applications, particularly in drug monitoring, continuous biochemical analysis, and real-time physiological assessments. However, the fabrication of microfluidic devices with precise flow control remains constrained by either cost-prohibitive photolithography processes or limited-precision 3D printing techniques. In this study, we propose a one-step fabrication method employing picosecond laser processing to directly create microfluidic channels in (PDMS). This method achieves micron-scale channel precision while significantly simplifying the fabrication process and reducing costs. This approach eliminates the need for additional encapsulation steps, further reducing contamination risks and improving production scalability. These findings highlight the potential of this fabrication method to advance next-generation wearable biochemical devices and personalized healthcare technologies.

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capillary-driven fluid transportmicrofluidic channelsPDMS fabricationpicosecond laser processingwearable biochemical devices

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PMID40141893
PMCPMC11944243

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