PDMS Alternative

PDMS can absorb and bind to small molecules like drugs and reagents, decreasing the intended concentration and confounding experiments. To that end, the NIH has released guidance discouraging PDMS as a biomaterial in some grant applications. Thermoplastics offer better precision for demanding experiments.

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PMMA (Trade names: Acrylic, Plexiglas)  - A general purpose optical polymer suitable for a wide range of microfluidic projects.

PC (Trade names: Lexan, Makrolon) - A flexible, durable, and impact resistant material. Often used in high temperature devices.

COP (Trade name: Zeonor) - A high performance optical material with minimal autofluoresence and high thermal/solvent resistance. Great for the most demanding microfluidic applications.