Types and dimensions of all fabricated microchambers that were integrated into spiral microfluidic channels. The rectangular type was the design that was tested at first. Refer to Fig. 1(c) for variables representation.
Microchamber type | W c [μm] | W in [μm] | W out [μm] | h c [μm] | α [°] | β [°] |
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Rectangular | 300 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 90 | 90 |
Square | 300 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 90 | 90 |
Wide rectangular | 500 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 90 | 90 |
Right trapezoidal | 300 | 0 | 200 | 200 | 135 | 90 |
Wide right trapezoidal | 500 | 0 | 200 | 200 | 135 | 90 |
Isosceles trapezoidal | 300 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 135 | 135 |