Vocabulary

The ratio of height to width of a feature.

A small vestige left after a machining operation.

A sheet of material used to seal a fluidic layer, forming channels and enclosed features.

A discrete element that can be embedded into a microfludic device to accomplish a specific objective (i.e. a port, reservoir, valve, etc..).

A functional assembly used to achieve a specific microfluidic objective.

The angle of taper added to vertical walls of features.

A single layer within a device comprised of microfluidic features.

The outer dimensions of a device in the X and Y axis.

Geometry with cross sectional dimensions over 1mm used to manipulate liquids in a microfluidic device.

Custom geometry with cross sectional dimensions under 1mm used to manipulate liquids in a microfluidic devices.

Female fittings that allow you to mate a device with external equipments like pumps, sensors, etc..

A proud cylindrical microfeature.

A component used to introduce or collect a volume of liquid to/from a microfluidic device.

The permissible limit or limits of variation in a physical dimension.

Through-holes that connect microfeatures to the opposing surface of a device.

A recessed cylindrical microfeature.