Project NextGenMicrofluidics: Customized Microfluidic Lab-on-a-Foil systems

At the start of April 2020, Micronit joined the NextGenMicrofluidics Project. 

Thin and flexible foils offer new ways for microfluidic platforms, like the creation of easily deformable chambers. This paves the way for new means of on-chip reagent storage or fluid transport. From an economical perspective, lab-on-a-foil systems are mostly based on low-cost materials, which is attractive for the high-volume fabrication of autonomous disposable chips. The foil platforms that the NextGenMicrofluidics consortium is working on, are suitable for several applications, for example, biochemical assays or medical diagnostics. The platforms are mainly polymer-based, but the consortium is also using innovative materials, such as biodegradable thermoplastics.

Main goal of the project

Developing customized microfluidic lab-on-a-foil systems.

Website

https://www.nextgenmicrofluidics.eu/

Funding

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under grant agreement number 862092.