Perspectives in translating microfluidic devices from laboratory prototyping into scale-up production

• Published in: Biomicrofluidics Vol. 16; no. 2; pp. 021301 - 21315
• Main Authors: Cong, Hengji, Zhang, Nan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Institute of Physics 01.03.2022; AIP Publishing LLC
• Subjects: Cartridges; Commercialization; Design for manufacturability; Laboratories; Manufacturability; Manufacturing; Mass production; Materials selection; Microfluidic devices; Prototyping
• ISSN: 1932-1058; 1932-1058
• DOI: 10.1063/5.0079045

Transforming lab research into a sustainable business is becoming a trend in the microfluidic field. However, there are various challenges during the translation process due to the gaps between academia and industry, especially from laboratory prototyping to industrial scale-up production, which is...