A microfludic transistor-based platform concept facilitating on-chip flow control

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Abstract

We demonstrate a microfluidic platform concept, which utilizes the volume phase transition of stimuli-responsive hydrogels to actively switch between fluid streams on-chip in a discrete operating manner. The central element is a chemo-fluidic transistor, which couples the chemical content of a fluid with the fluidic domain and therefore facilitates direct feedback. The concept relies on wellestablished electronic circuit paradigms and the chemo-fluidic transistor, which is capable to autonomously make switching decisions exclusively depending on a chemical input. In this study we developed basic logic gates, sequential modules and a chemo-fluidic oscillator.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication20th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2016
PublisherChemical and Biological Microsystems Society (CBMS)
Pages914-915
Number of pages2
ISBN (electronic)9780979806490
Publication statusPublished - 2016
Peer-reviewedYes

Conference

Title20th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2016
Duration9 - 13 October 2016
CityDublin
CountryIreland

External IDs

ORCID /0000-0002-4531-691X/work/194254576
ORCID /0000-0002-8588-9755/work/194256625

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Keywords

  • Chemo-fluidic transistor, Hydrogel, Integrated circuits, Microfluidic