SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE

	Engineers used off-the-shelf components to design and build a portable assay device capable of metering 5 uL from the sample and a programmable 50-300 uL of multiple cartridge-based reagents. A custom mixing chamber was designed to work with an integrated optical detection system. Pilot production was completed at SwRI.

A variety of microfluidic technologies have been used by engineers at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) to monitor, diagnose, and treat disease. Whether designing a system using off-the-shelf components or custom microfluidic parts, materials, or microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), SwRI can design and test microfluidic systems to achieve creative and efficient solutions. Examples of previous projects include:

• Point-of-care assays

• Sensors

• Implants

• Distribution manifolds

• Drug delivery

• Drug discovery

• Tissue engineering

For more information about the microfluidics capabilities at SwRI or how you can contract with SwRI, please contact Keith Bartels, Ph.D., at kbartels@swri.org or (210) 522-6062.

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Southwest Research Institute^® (SwRI^®), headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, is a multidisciplinary, independent, nonprofit, applied engineering and physical sciences research and development organization with 11 technical divisions.

June 16, 2011