An approach to convert fragile hydrogel microfluidic chips into cartridges easy and reliable to use

Sin Yung Siu, Chiu Wing Chan, Yisu Wang, Langcheng Feng, Kangning Ren*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A platform is created to convert fragile hydrogel microfluidic devices into standard cartridges that are easy and reliable to use. This platform avoids any stress to be applied to the hydrogel by fabricating it on a plastic support, and the employing of a leak-proof contactless interface further gets rid of the need to plug tubes. We demonstrate the application of this platform in rapid two-dimensional antimicrobial susceptibility testing, a first-ever highly-efficient method to assess the efficacy of drug combinations in treating drug-resistant bacteria. The platform is expected to be universally applicable to different scenes where hydrogel could be useful.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMicroTAS 2022 - 26th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences
PublisherChemical and Biological Microsystems Society
Pages947-948
Number of pages2
ISBN (Electronic)9781733419048
Publication statusPublished - 23 Oct 2022
Event26th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2022 - Hangzhou, China
Duration: 23 Oct 202227 Oct 2022

Publication series

NameMicroTAS 2022 - 26th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences

Conference

Conference26th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2022
Country/TerritoryChina
CityHangzhou
Period23/10/2227/10/22

User-Defined Keywords

  • antimicrobial resistance
  • cartridge
  • hydrogel
  • microfluidics

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