A new USP Class VI-compliant substrate for manufacturing disposable microfluidic devices

Lab Chip. 2009 Apr 7;9(7):870-6. doi: 10.1039/b818873d. Epub 2009 Feb 10.

Abstract

As microfluidic systems transition from research tools to disposable clinical-diagnostic devices, new substrate materials are needed to meet both the regulatory requirement as well as the economics of disposable devices. This paper introduces a UV-curable polyurethane-methacrylate (PUMA) substrate that has been qualified for medical use and meets all of the challenges of manufacturing microfluidic devices. PUMA is optically transparent, biocompatible, and exhibits high electroosmotic mobility without surface modification. We report two production processes that are compatible with the existing methods of rapid prototyping and present characterizations of the resultant PUMA microfluidic devices.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biocompatible Materials / chemistry
  • Commerce / instrumentation*
  • Equipment Design / instrumentation*
  • Methacrylates / chemistry
  • Microfluidic Analytical Techniques / instrumentation*
  • Microfluidics / instrumentation*
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
  • Pharmacopoeias as Topic / standards*
  • Polyurethanes / chemistry
  • Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
  • Substrate Specificity
  • Surface Properties
  • United States

Substances

  • Biocompatible Materials
  • Methacrylates
  • Polyurethanes