Special Issue "Advances in Polymer-Based Materials and Fabrication Processes for Microfluidic Applications II"

Dear Colleagues,

The microfluidic field is attracting increasing attention and activity in a large variety of scientific areas, as it provides miniaturized and powerful alternative platforms for conventional analysis techniques. However, despite the initial success of the field and active academic developments, there is a strong need for new concepts, materials, and fabrication processes in order to successfully reach widespread applications. The limitations of microfluidic technologies are mainly related to materials and fabrication processes to develop and implement microfluidic platforms. Thus, the area of microfluidics has a need for novel materials, as an alternative to the commonly used silicon, glass, and polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), as well as innovative and cost-effective fabrication methods. The wide range of polymer properties, their typically low costs, and the development of suitable polymer microfabrication methods, including printing technologies, has attracted increasing interest in this field, as they pave the road to high-volume production of disposable microfluidic devices with tailored properties and specifications, which allows their further successful commercialization.

This Special Issue aims to highlight the latest advances on the subject, from the development of materials to advanced processing technologies and practical applications of these polymer-based microfluidic platforms. Thus, all manuscripts reporting original research, short communications, state-of-the-art reviews, and perspectives on the latest development in polymer-based materials for microfluidic applications are welcome.

We look forward to receiving contributions on such interesting and needed advancing topics.

Dr. Vanessa F. Cardoso
Dr. Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez
Guest Editors

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• polymers and polymeric materials 
• composites and nanocomposites 
• smart and functional properties 
• processing and fabrication 
• microfluidic 
• lab-on-a-chip 
• biomedical applications 
• environmental applications 
• technologically relevant applications