This review covers several aspects of microfluidic devices used for culturing and monitoring
of both adherent and non-adherent cells, including a multitude of applications. A comparison …

Cyclic olefin polymers (COPs) are increasingly popular as substrate material for
microfluidics. This is due to their promising properties, such as high chemical resistance, low …

This critical review is motivated by an increasing interest of the microfluidics community in
developing complete Lab-on-a-Chip solutions based on thin and flexible films (Lab-on-a …

A rapid and low-cost technique is presented for the fabrication of optical quality microfluidic
devices in poly (methyl methacrylate)(PMMA) or cyclic olefin copolymer (COC). When …

There is an increasing amount of research on microfluidic actuators with the aim to improve
drug dosing applications. Micropumps are promising as they reduce the size and energy …

We present a novel process flow enabling prototyping of microfluidic cartridges made out of
polymer films. Its high performance is proven by implementation of a microfluidic genotyping …

We report on the laser ablation of cyclic olefin copolymer using an amplified ultrashort
pulsed laser in the ultraviolet spectral range. In addition to a high ablation depth per laser …

We report on laser direct generation of 3D-microchannels for microfluidic applications inside
PMMA bulk material by focused femtosecond pulses. Inner lying channels with cross …

This contribution quantifies the birefringence within injection-molded cyclic olefin copolymer
plates and discusses its impact on the mechanical properties of the plates. It also focuses on …

Nowadays, the prototypes of microfluidic systems are generally produced via micromilling of
thermoplastic polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA). The main limitations are the design of micro …