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Dear Valued Customers,
I am writing to notify you about some upcoming changes for the Stanford Microfluidic Foundry. For the last decade we have been providing access to microfluidic technology through two mechanisms: first, as a shared access facility in which researchers can fabricate and test devices, and second as a fee- for-service facility in which our professional staff fabricate devices and molds on a piece-work basis. Because of the tremendous growth in the field and the widespread availability of commercial fee-for- service organizations and the significant administrative overhead associated with administering this program, we have decided that effective March 3, 2014 we will eliminate the fee-for-service part of our operation and focus our efforts on providing a shared access research facility. We will continue to teach our annual hands on microfluidic summer school and if there is strong interest we can arrange an extra session in the late winter so that members of your group can be trained and receive access to the cleanroom to fabricate their own devices. For those of you who would rather continue outsourcing device fabrication, here are some commercial resources for custom mold and chip fabrication:
http://www.trianja.com/
http://www.simtech.a-star.edu.sg/smf/
http://www.kni.caltech.edu/foundry/index.html
http://www.flowjem.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_microfluidics_related_companies
Best regards,
Stephen Quake
New orders can only be placed with a new system, iLab.
To register for an account:
Internal Stanford Users:
Click here to login and register:
https://sharedfacilities.stanford.edu/
Login using your SUNet and password.
Upon successful authentication, you will be prompted to select your
PI/lab from the pull-down list and provide your phone number.
Submit the completed registration form. Submission will notify your PI
of your lab membership request.
You will be sent an email with basic instructions on using the system
at this time. However, you will not be able to place orders with your
new account until your PI has approved your lab membership request and
assigned a PTA for you to charge services to.
External Users:
Click here to register for an iLab account:
https://sharedfacilities.stanford.edu/
You will receive a welcome email with login credentials and basic
instructions to get started using the system once your account has
been approved.
Once you receive your welcome email follow the instructions below to
access the core.
To Access The Core:
Once your account has been approved, you may request access to the core.
Navigate to the core’s access request page:
https://sharedfacilities.stanford.edu/service_center/create_access_request/81
Enter an optional message and hit ‘send access request’
The core will review your request and alert you when your access
request has been approved.
Additional help
More detailed instructions are available in the customer manual
(http://www.ilabsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Customer_Manual_for_Scheduling_Core_Facilities-v102011.pdf).
For any questions not addressed in the manual, click on the “leave
iLab feedback” link in the upper right hand corner or contact
support@ilabsolutions.com.
Regards
Stanford Microfluidics Foundry
Note: If you have an ongoing order the production will be continued in the period that we are closed.
If you would like to create and order your own custom designed device, please follow the steps below:
1.Design Your Device
Using Autocad, design your microfluidic device according to the Basic Design Rules and Mask Design Rules for Stanford Microfluidics Foundry. This includes deciding which type of valves you want to include on your device (push-up or push-down), channel geometry, etc. Consult with the foundry on any questions or concerns you may have about your design (stanford.foundry@gmail.com).
2.Review Mask
Double-check that your design follows the design rules outlined on our website. Send in your Autocad file to our Foundry for a final design rule check.
3.Fill Out Order Form
4.Produce Mask
We will send your mask design to a company to produce the transparency masks. It is also possible for you to send your pre-made masks to us directly if you like (either transparency or glass mask) as long as they are compatible for 3" or 4" wafer photolithography.
5.Receive Your Fabricated Molds and Microfluidic Chips
The fabricated microfluidic chips with the molds ordered will be sent to you directly upon their completion.
6.Fill Out Feedback Form
Upon receipt and usage of your order, please fill out the customer feedback form so that we can better serve you in the future. We love to hear from you!
