Microfluidics/Lab on chip

Microfluidics, a.k.a. the lab on a chip, is the study of fluids on a microscale.  This is accomplished by printing channels on a material.  The chemicals under investigation are pumped through these channels for study.  Gelest, Inc. manufactures the PDMS (polydimethylsiloxanes) used in the manufacture of microfluidic devices.  Silicones provide high aspect ratios, good mechanical properties, compatibility with solid state electronics, and are amendable to mass production.  Gelest, Inc. has 2-part RTV (room temperature vulcanization) silicones available for these applications.

Applicable Gelest Brochures:
Optical Coatings