microfluidics

Using fab

rication techniques originally developed for microelectronics, networks of fluidic channels can be created. We employ this technology to produce small-scale devices for detection of pathogens and other analytes of interest. Our fabrication technologies include photolithography, softlithography and nanoimprinting technology. An outstanding micromill allows us to do rapid prototyping and to create complex microfluidic structures either directly in polymer substrates or within metal templates. Laser scribing is another technology we can employ for the generation of larger microchannels as well as for the development of laser-scribed graphene electrodes. These are highly porous graphitic electrodes made on polyimide foils with interesting electrochemical characteristics.

For example:

• Fenzl, C., Nayak, P., Hirsch, T., Wolfbeis, O.S., Alshareef, H.N., Baeumner, A.J. “Laser-scribed graphene electrodes for aptamer-based biosensing”, DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.7b00066
• Reinholt, S., Behrent, A., Greene, C., Kalfe, A., Baeumner, A.J. “Isolation and Amplification of mRNA within a Simple Microfluidic Lab on a Chip” Anal. Chem vol. 86(1), pp. 849 - 856 (2014), DOI: 10.1021/ac403417z, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3923508/
• Wongkaew, N., He, P., Kurth, V, Surareungchai,W., Baeumner, A.J. “Multi-channel PMMA microfluidic biosensor with integrated IDUAs for electrochemical detection” Anal. Bioanal. Chem. Vol 405 (18), pp. 5965 – 5974 (2013), DOI: 10.1007/s00216-013-7020-0
• Nugen, S.R., Asiello, P.J., Connelly, J.T., Baeumner, A.J. “PMMA biosensor for nucleic acids with integrated mixer and electrochemical detection” Biosensors and Bioelectronics, vol. 24, pp. 2428 – 2433 (2009), DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2008.12.025
• Bunyakul, N., Edwards, K.A., Promptmas, C., Baeumner, A.J. “Cholera toxin subunit B detection in microfluidic devices” Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, vol. 393(1), p. 177 – 186, Special anniversary issue. (2009), DOI: 10.1007/s00216-008-2364-6
• Kwakye, S.B. and Baeumner, A.J. “An Embedded System for Portable Electrochemical Detection” Sensors and Actuators B, vol. 123, pp. 336 – 343 (2007), DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2006.08.032
• Kevin P. Nichols, Julia R. Ferullo, Antje J. Baeumner “Recirculating, passive Micromixer with a novel sawtooth Structure” Lab-on-Chip, vol. 6(2) pp. 242 - 246 (2006), DOI: 10.1039/B509034B
• Natalya V. Zaytseva, Richard A. Montagna, and Antje J. Baeumner “Microfluidic biosensor for the serotype-specific detection of Dengue virus” Analytical Chemistry, vol. 77, p. 7520 – 7527 (2005), DOI: 10.1021/ac0509206