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ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 73, Issue 13, Pages 3193-3197Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/ac001426z
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This paper describes an improved method for filling microfluidic structures with aqueous solutions. The method, channel outgas technique (COT), is based on a filling procedure carried out at reduced pressures. This procedure is compared with previously reported methods in which microfluidic channels are filled either by using capillary forces or by applying a pressure gradient at one or more empty reservoirs. The technique has proven to be > 90% effective in eliminating the formation of bubbles within microfluidic networks. It can be applied to many devices, including those containing PDMS-terminated channel features, a single channel inlet, and three-dimensional arrays.
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