title: A microfluidic D-subminiature connector.
abstract: Standardized, affordable, user-friendly world-to-chip interfaces represent one of the major barriers to the adoption of microfluidics. We present a connector system for plug-and-play interfacing of microfluidic devices to multiple input and output lines. The male connectors are based on existing standardized housings from electronics that are inexpensive and widely available. The female connectors are fabricated using familiar replica molding techniques that can easily be adopted by microfluidic developers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA USA.
authors.forename: Adina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA USA.
authors.forename: Anthony K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Au
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA USA.|Department of Bioengineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Elise
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vinckenbosch
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA USA.
authors.forename: Albert
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Folch
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D056656:Lab-On-A-Chip Devices / Q000592:standards; D046210:Microfluidic Analytical Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000592:standards