Performances comparison of microfluidic passive mixer fabricated in Low cost and PDMS technologies

Abstract

This paper presents the comparative characteristics of the microfluidic mixer made in two of different technologies. The first mixer is made of low-cost PVC laminated film technology and the other in a more sophisticated PDMS technology. The procedures of the fabrication of the microfluidic chips is explained. Experimental set-up is described. Experimental results will be presented and performances compared. We will compare the quality of fabrication of the semi-circular shaped mixing structure between PDMS and PVC film to check if the PVC technology can be use with this kind of mixing structure for low cost microfluidic mixing application.