Glass Molding Produces Microfluidic Devices for Mass Production

摘要

The joint development of Panasonic Corporation and Institute of Microchemical Technology Co., Ltd. (IMT) has resulted in the discovery of a mass-production technology of microfluidic devices using glass molding. A microfluidic device can perform various chemical processes (mixing, reaction, extraction, synthesis, detection) in a minute flow path with a small amount and high efficiency by flowing liquid through a groove with a width and depth of several hundreds of micrometers. Compared to the conventional glass etching method, this technology realizes low-cost and highly accurate mass production. These devices can be applied to sensing and analysis for medical, biological, environmental (water and air quality) applications, among others.