Biomedical microfluidic devices by using low-cost fabrication techniques: A review

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 2280-2292

  Faustino, Vera ^a,b   Catarino, Susana O ^a,b   Lima, Rui ^a,b,c   Minas, Graça ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE BRAGANÇA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biomedical microdevices; Biomicrofluidics; Low cost; Nonlithographic technique; Soft lithography

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CLEAN ROOMS; COSTS; CUTTING EQUIPMENT; FLUIDIC DEVICES; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; LABORATORIES; LITHOGRAPHY; MICROFLUIDICS; MOLDS; PREFABRICATED CONSTRUCTION; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS;

BIOMEDICAL MICRODEVICES; BIOMICROFLUIDICS; LOW COSTS; NONLITHOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUE; SOFT LITHOGRAPHY;

FABRICATION;

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; INDUSTRIALIZATION; MEASUREMENT PRECISION; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROMILLING; MICROTECHNOLOGY; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT LITHOGRAPHY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; XUROGRAPHY; COST; DEVICES; ECONOMICS; LAB ON A CHIP; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; LAB-ON-A-CHIP DEVICES; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84959024221     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2015.11.031     Document Type: Article

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