In the NextGenMicrofluidics project, partners collaborated on the development of a molecular diagnostics assayfor the multiplexed detection of SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza as well as the employment of aptamers for the detection of contaminants in food.
The production of the individual components of biochemical and molecular diagnostics assays and microfluidic systems like sensor chip and foils, surface functionalization and spotting were scaled up. These developments led to a simulation-based assay design and microfluidic and sensor channel library, both easily customizable to the needs of different assays and readout platforms, fluidic structuring of low-autofluorescence materials such as COP and novel materials such as biodegradable thermoplastics and self-powered fluidic actuation with disposable micropumps and microvalves.