Study on Biochemical IC Chip Family: (6th report) Development of a novel coupling method for Biochemical IC chips

摘要

We developed a simple and effective coupling method for interconnecting modular micro fluidic devices such as "Biochemical IC Family" proposed by Ikuta. Thin silicone rubber films formed by a polymer mold are utilized as reusable couplers. This simple coupler provides a good seal under high pressure (>400 kPa). Moreover, this connection method can minimize a dead volume between the biochemical IC chips containing multiple micro fluidic devices. This method is useful not only for the biochemical IC chips but also other micro fluidic devices.