Research Article

Design and Fabrication of a High Performance Microfluidic Chip for Blood Plasma Separation: Modelling and Prediction of System Behaviour via CFD Method

Table 1

The change of different experiment parameters for the microchip fabrication method.

No.SubsurfaceTop surfaceMold
SU8 (rpm)Basic baking (min)Expose (s)Later baking (min)Hard baking (min)SU8 (rpm)Basic baking (min)Expose (s)Later baking (min)Hard baking (min)PDMS weight (gr)Curing (cc)

11000301012316002010105210.097
21500401012430002010104210.18
31600451012430002510114210.17
41500451012530002010124210.2

Method number 2 was selected because of its better efficiency in blood plasma separation.