Special Microfluidic Products-> High Density Microfluidic Connections

In some applications, there can be a requirement for a large number of closely spaced microfluidic channels. In such circumstances, it can be difficult to make the necessary fluid connections to external peripheral equipment without adding significant complexity to the functional microfluidic chip.

The Fluence Interconnection System is used to address this issue, where connectors of practical size are held on an ‘adaptor plate’, thus divorcing fluid connection from the functionality of the microfluidic chip.

The illustration shows a microfluidic chip where the main inlet (on the left) feeds an enlarged on-chip reservoir. Two sets of 4 side inlets, spaced 2mm apart, ‘bleed in’ additional reagent, before the final product leaves the main outlet (on the right). The adaptor plate greatly simplifies the practicality of fluid connection, whilst also enabling rapid interchange of the functional chip without the need for de-coupling fluid connectors.

The smallest available pitch provided by the Fluence Interconnection System is around 2mm, whereas a Bonded Interconnection approach facilitates a smallest pitch of around 1mm.