Table 1.
The materials and accessories used to assemble the microfluidics chip.
| Material | Specification | Amount | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glass slide | 75 × 25 mm | 1 | BrandTech (Essex, CT, USA) |
| Outer capillary | ODa = 1.5 mm; IDb = 1.12 mm |
1 | World Precision Instruments, Inc (Sarasota, FL, USA) |
| Inner capillary | ODa = 1.0 mm; IDb = 0.58 mm |
1 | World Precision Instruments, Inc (Sarasota, FL, USA) |
| Syringe tip | Blunt end needle | 3 | Warner Instruments (Hamden, CT, USA) |
| Glue | 5 min Epoxy | --- | Devcon (Danvers, MA, USA) |
| Puller | Model PN-31 | 1 | Narishige (Tokyo, Japan) |
| Sandpaper | Grit = 1200 Only a small piece |
1 | Indasa–Rhynowet (Aveiro, Portugal) |
| Diamond tip glass cutter | --- | 1 | Harden (Xi’an, China) |
ODa = outer diameter; IDb = inner diameter.