METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A MICROFLUIDED DEVICE
Patent Information
- Application Number
- DE602022025816
- Authority / Receiving Office
- DE · DE
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2022-12-21
- Publication Date
- 2025-11-26
- Estimated Expiration
- 2042-12-21
AI Technical Summary
The challenge in microfluidic device manufacturing lies in the combination of surface modification and bonding processes, which are often complex, time-consuming, and incompatible with the presence of biological reagents, leading to issues like biofouling and deformation of microstructures.
A process that simultaneously bonds and modifies the inner surface of microfluidic devices using a coating composition of mono- and multifunctional monomers, crosslinked by light exposure, creating a hydrophilic and anti-biofouling coating on the inner surface.
This process achieves strong bonding, hydrophilic, and transparent microfluidic devices with reduced biofouling, suitable for passive flow of aqueous liquids, and compatible with biological samples, in a scalable and efficient manner.