Microfluidic systems have become increasingly well-known in different fields of studies. In recent years many new commercialized microfluidic products have emerged in the market. Microfluidic devices are becoming one of the most dynamic parts of BioMEMS technology. The main applications of microfluidics are medical diagnostics, genetic sequencing, chemistry, drug delivery, and proteomics. Depending on applications and suitability, different types of materials can be used as the substrate for the microfluidic devices such as silicon [1], glass [2, 3], SU-8 [4], polydimethyl-siloxan (PDMS) [5] and Poly methyl methacrylate (PMMA) [6]. However, biocompatibility of the substrate material is very important in vivo and in vitro analyses. Glass as a well-known material with minimum chemical reaction to the body is used in this paper. Due to the low cost and simplicity, commercially available microscopic slides have been used.
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