Reagent Storage on Microfluidic Cartridges

In this paper, we present solutions for on-chip reagent storage which are scalable and thus allowing mass manufacturing of microfluidic consumables.

Reagent storage (both liquid and dry) is one of the most critical aspects in volume manufacturing of microfluidic consumables for point-of-care-testing. Providing storage concepts which allow utilization of standardized handling platforms is a big advantage.

Separating the raw card manufacturing processes from the reagent preparation and storage steps reduces both cost and risk of dry reagent storage.

Simple test platforms allow us to evaluate and optimize the dry and/or liquid reagent storage concept for any new assay.