Bonding Strategies for Thermoplastics Applicable for Bioanalysis and Diagnosticsopen access
- Authors
- Trinh, Kieu The Loan; Thai, Duc Anh; Lee, Nae Yoon
- Issue Date
- Sep-2022
- Publisher
- MDPI
- Keywords
- thermoplastic polymers; thermoplastic bonding; microfluidic technology; microfabrication; microfluidic device
- Citation
- MICROMACHINES, v.13, no.9
- Journal Title
- MICROMACHINES
- Volume
- 13
- Number
- 9
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/85872
- DOI
- 10.3390/mi13091503
- ISSN
- 2072-666X
- Abstract
- Microfluidics is a multidisciplinary science that includes physics, chemistry, engineering, and biotechnology. Such microscale systems are receiving growing interest in applications such as analysis, diagnostics, and biomedical research. Thermoplastic polymers have emerged as one of the most attractive materials for microfluidic device fabrication owing to advantages such as being optically transparent, biocompatible, cost-effective, and mass producible. However, thermoplastic bonding is a key challenge for sealing microfluidic devices. Given the wide range of bonding methods, the appropriate bonding approach should be carefully selected depending on the thermoplastic material and functional requirements. In this review, we aim to provide a comprehensive overview of thermoplastic fabricating and bonding approaches, presenting their advantages and disadvantages, to assist in finding suitable microfluidic device bonding methods. In addition, we highlight current applications of thermoplastic microfluidics to analyses and diagnostics and introduce future perspectives on thermoplastic bonding strategies.
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