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Roll-to-Roll Feasibility Studies
Test and Perfect with Our Expert Feasibility Studies

Test your microfluidic designs on roll-to-roll

Ready to take your microfluidic designs to the next level? Our feasibility studies allow you to test and refine your microfluidic concepts with precision. From optical and chip simulations to roll-to-roll (R2R) replication and laser cutting, we offer comprehensive test packages to ensure your designs perform at their best. Our team of experts will guide you through the process and help you turn your innovative ideas into reality.

Don’t wait!

Test your microfluidic designs today and discover the ultimate solutions for your applications. Contact us now!

R2R-UV-NIL Replication Test Package

JOANNEUM RESEARCH  specializes in roll-to-roll replication by UV-imprinting, transferring your designs of nano and micro structures fast and cost effectively. JR provides precise and efficient imprinting solutions for a wide range of transparent polymer films and a widely tunable UV curable resin.

This comprehensive services start with design of your microfluidic application, covers mastering and polymer tool fabrication, material and replication of structures on large (polymer foil) areas.

Please note:  All steps are also available as separate services

Validation and adaptation according to design guidelines.

Design for manufacture

Simulation of chip performance, ranging from fluidic behaviour to biochemical reaction kinetics.

Master structures

Optimisation of material flow behaviour and replication behaviour in R2R imprinting process.

Imprint tool

Development of UV resin and substrate according to application requirements:  surface energy (“hydrophilicity” / “hydrophobicity”), functional anchor groups, refractive indices, adhesion properties).

Material development

Test run on our roll-to-roll UV Nanoimprint Lithography (UV NIL)  pilot line. Foil width up to 300 mm.

R2R replication

Contact us today and together we will evaluate which manufacturing process best suits your microfluidic needs! 

Are you ready to scale-up?

Contact us to discuss your microfluidic project requirements and objectives.

Consultation

Partner Match

We connect you with the right manufacturing experts from our network.

We oversee the entire project, ensuring smooth coordination and timely delivery

Project Management

Electrode Test Package

Electrodes from various metals (Ag, Au, Cu, etc.), as well as carbon or organic semiconductors.

Deposition or printing of conductive material

R2R-EC Replication Test Package 

INMOLDs Roll-to-Roll Extrusion Coating (R2R-EC) test offers precise replication of your provided design in COC (cyclic olefin copolymer).

We will analyze your silicon master design using optical microscopy. Additional methods such as profilometry, confocal microscopy, and SEM are available upon request.

Characterization of Master Design

We create production shims for the extrusion coating replication process.

Fabrication of Production Tools

Conducted using COC with parameter variations. The test will take a maximum of one day on the production line.

Extrusion Coating Replication Test

We analyze the best replicated samples using optical microscopy. Additional analysis methods are available upon request.

Sample Analysis

We will deliver scissors-cut samples of the best replicated structures.

Sample Delivery

Simulation Packages

Ray tracing and finite difference time domain (FDTD) simulations for optimization of optical signal harvesting in opto-fluidic devices

Simulation of optical micro features

Simulation of chip performance, ranging from fluidic behaviour to biochemical reaction kinetics.

Simulation of chip functionality

Optimisation of material flow behaviour and replication behaviour in R2R imprinting process.

Imprint process simulation

Laser Cutting Test Package

Cutting of inlets and singulation of chips.

Suitable for fast chip singulation. Inlet hole size down to 500 µm

CO2 laser cutting

Inlet hole size down to 20 µm

Ultrashort pulse laser cutting

Biofunctionalization Test Package

Printing of biomolecules, hydrogels and functional coatings on your substrate. Optional implementation in R2R mode.

Please note:  All steps are also available as separate services

Surface activation for creation of functional groups and for increasing surface energy (Corona, O3 or Plasma activation)