MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM HAVING MONOLITHIC NANOPLASMONIC STRUCTURES

A microfluidic system, particularly suited as a cell culture system, is provided having a single monolithic biocompatible substrate with both a surface having an ordered array of nano-scale elements required for plasmonic response monitoring and a network of microchannels for precisely controlling cellular environment. The system has the additional advantages of low-volume consumption, rapid low-cost fabrication of molds with easily interchangeable microfluidic channel layouts, amenability to mass production, and in situ label-free real-time detection of cellular response, viability, behavior and biomolecular binding using plasmonic techniques. A ratio of greater than 0.2 between the cross-sectional dimension and the spacing distance of the nano-scale elements is useful for plasmonic response monitoring. A process for producing such a system involves fabrication of a master mold containing the nano-scale elements etched into a hard substrate, and the micro-scale and meso-scale features, such as channels and chambers, provided in a soft membrane bonded to the hard substrate. A stamp may be created by setting a settable liquid polymer or metal placed in the master mold and then the features of the intended device transferred to a polymeric substrate using the stamp..

Medienart:

Patent

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Europäisches Patentamt - (2020) vom: 24. März Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2020

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

MALIC LIDIJA [VerfasserIn]
MORTON KEITH [VerfasserIn]
VERES TEODOR [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Sonstige Themen:
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B21D: Working or processing of sheet metal or metal tubes (...)
B22C: Foundry moulding (moulding refractory materials in (...)
B29C: Shaping or joining of plastics; shaping of material (...)
B81C: Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the ma (...)
B82Y: Specific uses or applications of nanostructures; me (...)
bio
C08J: Working-up; general processes of compounding; after (...)
C12M: Apparatus for enzymology or microbiology (installat (...)
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che
G01N: Investigating or analysing materials by determining (...)
mas
phy

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Source: www.epo.org (no modifications made), First posted: 2020-03-24, Last update posted on www.tib.eu: 2023-12-25, Last updated: 2023-12-29

Patentnummer:

CA2830103

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

EPA008142165