Fabrication method 2/2 – wax printing

Fabrication method 2/2 - wax printing The most widely used technique to design paper microfluidic devices consists in using wax to hydrophobize paper. Fabrication method: It is possible to define hydrophobic barriers in paper by selectively depositing wax using a printing device. The latter melts the [...]

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Fabrication method 1/2-paper cutting

Fabrication method 1/2 - paper cutting The first and most intuitive fabrication method for paper microfluidics designing relies on cutting the paper to obtain the desired shapes and channels.          Fabrication method: The objective of this method is to define channels within a [...]

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