Microfluidics, also referred to as lab-on-a-chip (LOC), is an emerging technology in which fluids can be precisely manipulated using micro-scale devices. In this work, we designed a stand-alone LOC system that includes a self-powered pump, an optical fiber-based flow detection sensor, and smartphone-based imaging platform. The designed device aims to combine multiple physical concepts into one, integrated, self-sufficient, and modular chip-based system. The team developed both fundamental understandings and hands-on experience on microfluidic systems, while the designs show great potential for a fully integrated device. Future work can utilize the methods developed in this work to fabricate and test alternate designs for a working and commercially producible LOC device.

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Creator

• Alfayez, Fayez Abdullah
• Brown, Joseph Michael
• Brown, Mercedes Destine

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042915-161214

Advisor

• Liu, Yuxiang
• Hou, Zhikun

Year

• 2015

Date created

• 2015-04-29

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Mechanical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright