A very simple and fast method for the fabrication of poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) microfluidic devices is introduced. By using a photocopying machine to make a master on transparency instead of using lithographic equipment and photoresist, the fabrication process is greatly simplified and speeded up, requiring less than 1.5 h from design to device. Through SEM characterization, any micro-chann...

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