http://memsblog.wordpress.com/2011/10/24/fragmented-microfluidics-market-means-fragmented-materials-opportunities/ Insights and analysis from inside the MEMS industry Thu, 21 Feb 2013 18:14:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://memsblog.wordpress.com/2011/10/24/fragmented-microfluidics-market-means-fragmented-materials-opportunities/#comment-768 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:48:19 +0000 http://memsblog.wordpress.com/?p=1859#comment-768 As technology across numerous sectors improves and devices get smaller and smaller the need for micro molded products continues to increase. Measurements need to be exact, which requires the most modern machinery. If even the tiniest mistake is made it can ruin the effectiveness of the product.

]]> http://memsblog.wordpress.com/2011/10/24/fragmented-microfluidics-market-means-fragmented-materials-opportunities/#comment-733 Tue, 25 Oct 2011 06:28:59 +0000 http://memsblog.wordpress.com/?p=1859#comment-733 I dispute the statement that glass is automatically cheaper for low and mid-volumes than injection molded polymers. Practically all companies offering injection molding use existing mold bases in a range of standard formats (microscopy slide, titerplate etc.), so clients usually have only to invest in a mold insert. To be a bit more precise, the cost for 100 injection molded devices, including some CAD work, making a mold insert using precision mechanical machining, the molding and bonding using high performance polymers such as COC or COP is around 13-16 k$. The cost for the next 100 devices is around 4-7 k$. And all the interfaces such as Luer or mini-Luers are included on the chip at no extra cost.

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