Hydrophilic surface modification of PDMS for droplet microfluidics using a simple, quick, and robust method via PVA deposition

• Published in: Microsystems & nanoengineering Vol. 3; no. 1; p. 16091
• Main Authors: Trantidou, Tatiana, Elani, Yuval, Parsons, Edward, Ces, Oscar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 24.04.2017; Springer Nature B.V; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 639/166; 639/301; Engineering; droplet microfluidics; double emulsions; hydrophilic; hydrophobic; surface modification; PDMS

Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is a dominant material in the fabrication of microfluidic devices to generate water-in-oil droplets, particularly lipid-stabilized droplets, because of its highly hydrophobic nature. However, its key property of hydrophobicity has hindered its use in the microfluidic gene...