Microfluidic device for blood analysis

Customer Requirement:

A prominent manufacturer of medical devices, in conjunction with a leading European Research Institute, developed a blood analyser, which requires the delivery of precise micro amounts of fluid for analysis using photospectroscopy.

Material:

Nickel

Solution:

• Delivery volume and flow rates were guaranteed by using microfluidics. The device required a series of precise microchannels to be formed in Nickel plates, which were then laminated to form dimensionally precise vias.
• PRECISION MICRO engineers produced the components to exceptionally tight tolerances using Electroforming techniques
  

Advantage

• Unlike conventional machining, many components could be manufactured in a single operation and the complexity is not reflected in the cost.
• The use of photo tooling enabled prototypes to be supplied and amended economically
• Volume requirements could also be met using the same technology that produced initial prototype samples, easing the FDA approval process.