01 / Services
Design. Build. Manufacturing design.
Three services, used together or on their own. We work on microfluidic and fluid-handling devices where flow rate, stopping point and repeatability matter.
Design
Channel networks, surface chemistry and the device around them.
We start from what the liquid has to do: how much, how fast, where it stops, what it touches. Then we lay out the channels, pick materials and specify the surface treatment that makes the flow happen. Flow modeling and contact-angle data back each decision before anything is cut.
Deliverables
- 01.1Feasibility review of your concept
- 01.2Flow modeling and channel layout
- 01.3Material and coating selection
- 01.4CAD and drawings ready for prototyping
Build
Working prototypes, coated and measured.
We make functional devices with the gradient coatings applied, run real liquids through them and measure what happens. Blood, plasma, buffers, coolants. If the flow rate is off, we change the design or the coating and run it again until the numbers hold across parts.
Deliverables
- 02.1Coated functional prototypes
- 02.2Flow-rate and repeatability testing
- 02.3Contact-angle and surface characterization
- 02.4Design iterations with test reports
Manufacturing design
A device your production line can make every time.
A prototype that works once isn't a product. We engineer the part and the coating process for volume: tolerances, fixturing, process windows and inspection points. Our automated coating process has already been designed and installed for production use, and we transfer that know-how to you or your contract manufacturer.
Deliverables
- 03.1Design for manufacturing review
- 03.2Coating process specification
- 03.3Process transfer to your manufacturer
- 03.4Lot-to-lot quality criteria
How an engagement runs
Four stages. You can stop after any of them.
STAGE 01
Feasibility
We review your design, materials and flow targets against our coating data and test contact angles on your substrate.
STAGE 02
Formulation
Gradient formulation and deposition process developed for your channel geometry, materials and flow rates.
STAGE 03
Prototype
Coated functional devices, flow validation, repeatability runs and design iteration.
STAGE 04
Transfer
Process handed to production, compatible with standard microfluidic manufacturing equipment.