Table 2. Aspects of Devices Used for Lab-on-a-Chip Practicals from the Literature.
Aspect | Characteristic | Literature (see References; T = This Article) |
---|---|---|
Device production | Ready-made | (1, 7, 11, 15), T |
Self-designed | (1, 2, 11, 13, 14), T | |
Self-made | (1−6, 8, 10, 11, 13), T | |
Device material | Glass | (1, 4, 10, 12, 14, 15), T |
PMMA (poly(methyl methacrylate)) | (1, 2, 7, 11) | |
PDMS (polydimethylsiloxane) | (1−6, 8, 11−14) | |
Gelatin | (12) | |
Foil | T | |
Paper | (11) | |
Other | (2, 11, 13) | |
Device technique | Lithography | (1, 2, 4, 8, 10−15), T |
Etching | (1, 10, 12, 15), T | |
Molding | (1−3, 7, 11, 12), T | |
Milling | (1, 2, 11) | |
Casting | (1−6, 8, 11, 12) | |
Cutting | (1, 2, 11), T |