Low-Cost, Open-Source, High-Precision Pressure Controller for Multi-Channel Microfluidics DOI Creative Commons
Mart Ernits, Olavi Reinsalu, Andreas Kyritsakis

et al.

Biosensors, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(3), P. 154 - 154

Published: March 2, 2025

Microfluidics is a technology that manipulates liquids on the scales ranging from microliters to femtoliters. Such low volumes require precise control over pressures drive their flow into microfluidic chips. This article describes custom-built pressure controller for driving The features piezoelectrically controlled regulation valves. As an open-source system, it offers high customizability and allows users modify almost every aspect. cost roughly third of what similar, alternative, commercially available regulators could be purchased for. measured output values device vary less than 0.7% device’s reported when requested between −380 380 mbar. Importantly, creates fluctuates only ±0.2 mbar cycled 10 500 reading accuracy stability validation suggest highly feasible many advanced (low-pressure) applications. Here, we compare main our non-commercially alternatives further demonstrate performance accessibility in successful hydrodynamic focusing (MHF)-based synthesis large unilamellar vesicles (LUVs).

Language: Английский

Core-Shell Hybrid Liposomes: Transforming Imaging Diagnostics and Therapeutic Strategies DOI Creative Commons
Joana Cunha, Eloah Latocheski,

Ana Fidalgo

et al.

Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 114597 - 114597

Published: Feb. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Low-Cost, Open-Source, High-Precision Pressure Controller for Multi-Channel Microfluidics DOI Creative Commons
Mart Ernits, Olavi Reinsalu, Andreas Kyritsakis

et al.

Biosensors, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(3), P. 154 - 154

Published: March 2, 2025

Microfluidics is a technology that manipulates liquids on the scales ranging from microliters to femtoliters. Such low volumes require precise control over pressures drive their flow into microfluidic chips. This article describes custom-built pressure controller for driving The features piezoelectrically controlled regulation valves. As an open-source system, it offers high customizability and allows users modify almost every aspect. cost roughly third of what similar, alternative, commercially available regulators could be purchased for. measured output values device vary less than 0.7% device’s reported when requested between −380 380 mbar. Importantly, creates fluctuates only ±0.2 mbar cycled 10 500 reading accuracy stability validation suggest highly feasible many advanced (low-pressure) applications. Here, we compare main our non-commercially alternatives further demonstrate performance accessibility in successful hydrodynamic focusing (MHF)-based synthesis large unilamellar vesicles (LUVs).

Language: Английский

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