Journal: Frontiers in Medicine

Article Title: Flow cytometry and cell sorting

doi: 10.3389/fmed.2023.1287884

Figure Lengend Snippet: Microfluidic-based cell sorting systems. (A) A Sony SH800 cell sorter system (Sony Biotechnology), which employs a microfluidic chip for cell analysis and stream formation, but still relies on stream charging and electrostatic plate separation. (B) A Wolf cell sorter (Nanocellect Biomedical), which both analyzes and sorts using a microfluidic chip. Chips are shown below each instrument.

Article Snippet: They also collect fewer populations, often only one. shows a Sony SH800 cell sorter (Sony Biotechnology); while a hybrid cuvette system, it uses a plastic microfluidic chip for both stream formation and cell interrogation, different from the ceramic nozzles or quartz cuvettes typically employed in electrostatic systems. shows a Wolf cell sorter (Nanocellect Biomedical) which uses a disposable microfluidic chip for both analysis and separation, making it a true microfluidic-based sorter.

Techniques: FACS

Journal: Analytical chemistry

Article Title: Point-of-Care Diagnostics: Recent Developments in a Connected Age

doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.6b04630

Figure Lengend Snippet: Companies offering manufacturing of microfluidic chips Overview of foundry and contract manufacturing options for microfluidic chip manufacturing, offering services for different substrate materials, integration of additional optical or electrical components, as well as options in scale of manufacturing (e.g. prototyping vs. mass production). Adapted from Elveflow Microfluidic Tutorial: “Microfluidic Foundry: How to Choose the Right Manufacturer to Fabricated Your Glass, Polymer or PDMS Microfluidic Device”. http://www.elveflow.com/microfluidic-tutorials/soft-lithography-reviews-and-tutorials/microfluidic-device-fabrication/microfluidic-foundries/

Article Snippet: There is now a robust set of offerings , such that other researchers in POC diagnostics (including chemists, biochemists, biologists, and clinicians), can design, build, and test custom integrated devices. table ft1 table-wrap mode="anchored" t5 caption a7 Glass PDMS Polymer Thermo- plastic Quartz Silicon Electrodes Optical Components Mass Production Prototyping Customization Other AchiraLabs + + + + Silicon master with SU-8; PMMA, COC, etc. microfluidic + + + + + + + Standard catalog chips or custom design; Topas, Zeonex ChipShop Dolomite + + + + Expertise in droplet microfluidics; Off the shelf chips Microfluidics Epigem + + + + + + PMMA, PEEK, PET, PC, FR4 FlowJEM + + + + + PC, COC, Acrylic iX Factory + + + + + + Specializes in microreactors, LOC, integrated optics, MEMS Klearia + + + + Attractive prices LioniX BV + + + + + + + Customized glass (fused silica and borosilicate) Micralyne + + + + + + + + Expertise in sensors and optical MEMS; additional materials: alumina/sapphire, piezoelectric crystas, ceramic, diamond microLIQUID + + + + + + + + COC, COP, PMMA, PC, PS; PDMS and SU8 mold Micronics, Inc. + + + + + Injection molding; Custom and off-shelf cards Micronit + + + + + + + + + Custom or off-shelf; COC, COP, PC, Fused silica (Quartz glass) MicruX + + + + Long lifetime; manufactured on SU-8/Pyrex material MiniFAB + + + + + + + + PMMA, ABS, PVC, PET, COC, COP, PI, PEEK, PP, PU, PS; integrated thin films: Al, Cu, Au, Cr, Ti, Ni, W or parylene NIL Technology + + + + Injection molding SIMTech + + + + + PMMA, PS; standard or custom Microfluidics Foundry STRATEC + + + + + Leading supplier of “smart” polymer-based consumables Consumables GmbH thinXXS + + + + Mainly for commercial applications Trianja + + + + Also provides glass mold for PDMS casting and hot embossing z-microsystems + + + + Offers microtooling and micro injection molding, and post-molding processes like bonding and coating Open in a separate window caption a8 Companies offering manufacturing of microfluidic chips Overview of foundry and contract manufacturing options for microfluidic chip manufacturing, offering services for different substrate materials, integration of additional optical or electrical components, as well as options in scale of manufacturing (e.g. prototyping vs. mass production).

Techniques: Injection