Lab-on-chips (LoCs) are microsystems capable of manipulating small amounts of fluids in microfluidic channels. They have a huge application potential, from basic science to chemical synthesis and point-of-care medical analysis. Polymers are rapidly emerging as the substrate of choice for LoC production, thanks to a lowmaterial cost and ease of processing. Two breakthroughs that could promote LoC diffusion are amicrofabrication technology with cost-effective and rapid prototyping capabilities and also an integrated on-chip optical detection system. This chapter proposes the use of femtosecond laser micromachining combined with microinjection moulding as a novel highly-flexible microfabrication platform for polymeric LoCs with integrated optical detection, for the realization of low-cost and truly portable biophotonic microsystems. We demonstrate a LoC for the relevant application of non-invasive and contactless mechanical phenotyping of single cancer cells.
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Vázquez, R. M., Trotta, G., Volpe, A., Paturzo, M., Modica, F., Bianco, V., … Osellame, R. (2019). Plastic lab-on-chip for the optical manipulation of single cells. In Factories of the Future: The Italian Flagship Initiative (pp. 339–363). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94358-9_16
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