About the Camtech / SIMTech Microfluidics
Foundry (SMF)
"The SIMTech Microfluidics Foundry (SMF) was established by the Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech) to spearhead innovations in polymer microfluidics manufacturing and to provide design, prototyping, and production services for microfluidics development and applications.
The Camtech-SMF partnership is geared to address the complete range of requirements of companies and research labs within the UK. We aim to advance microfluidic technology and provide manufacturing services to both industry and academic research programs. We provide a complete range of manufacturing capabilities in various materials using different techniques as well as developing innovative new capabilities to extend the applications of microfluidics to new frontiers"
Applications
The advantages of microfluidics technology are often applied in point-of-care and clinical diagnostics, pharmaceutical and life science research, analytical and monitoring devices, and drug delivery. We have worked with the industry and academia to apply our manufacturing capabilities to develop microfluidic products for various applications.
Point-of-Care and Clinical Diagnostics
- Integrated hybrid biochip system for sample preparation in PCR and DNA detection
- Integration of photonic sensor on microfluidic platform for detection of cancer and hepatitis biomarkers
- Nerve agent detection
- Cancer cell screening based on microfluidic platform.
Analytical and Monitoring Devices - Microfluidic devices for flow analysis of complex polymers
- Integrated microfluidic platform for water quality monitoring
- Carbon nanotube screening using microfluidic device.
Pharmaceutical and Life Science Research
- Automation of DNA sample preparation on microfluidic chip
- Microfluidic Components for Mixing Applications
- Chaotic expansion mixer for mixing liquids with large difference in viscosity
- Oscillating mixer for chamber mixing
- Compact mixer for mixing complex polymers
