A microfluidic D-subminiature connector

Standardized, affordable, user-friendly world-to-chip interfaces represent one of the major barriers to the adoption of microfluidics. We present a connector system for plug-and-play interfacing of microfluidic devices to multiple input and output lines. The male connectors are based on existing sta...

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Published inLab on a chip Vol. 13; no. 11; pp. 236 - 239
Main Authors Scott, Adina, Au, Anthony K, Vinckenbosch, Elise, Folch, Albert
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 07.06.2013
Subjects
Connectors
Developers
Devices
Electronics
Equipment Design
Females
Housings
Lab-On-A-Chip Devices - standards
Males
Microfluidic Analytical Techniques - instrumentation
Microfluidic Analytical Techniques - standards
Microfluidics
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Summary:Standardized, affordable, user-friendly world-to-chip interfaces represent one of the major barriers to the adoption of microfluidics. We present a connector system for plug-and-play interfacing of microfluidic devices to multiple input and output lines. The male connectors are based on existing standardized housings from electronics that are inexpensive and widely available. The female connectors are fabricated using familiar replica molding techniques that can easily be adopted by microfluidic developers. A standardized, affordable, user-friendly world-to-chip microfluidic interface based on D-subminiature connector technology is presented.
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ISSN:1473-0197
1473-0189
DOI:10.1039/c3lc50201e