Aixtek  -  fluidic device consulting
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Aixtek is a Boston-based consulting practice that develops fluidic devices, instruments and processes with a focus on the early stages of product development.  In past projects, we have designed, made and tested:
  • fluidic cartridges for performing multiple immunoassays;
  • micropost arrays for the affinity capture and size-based separation of white cells from whole blood;
  • cold-formed foil blisters for long-term storage and on-demand release of liquid reagents;
  • low-cost dispense systems for sub-microliter fluid delivery;
  • microfluidic chip manifolds;
  • embossing and bonding presses for forming and lidding plastic, microfluidic chips;
  • anodic bonders for lidding silicon microfluidic chips with glass;
  • instruments for gas-based characterization of microfluidic devices;
  • pressure sources for ripple-free fluid pumping;
  • pneumatic, peristaltic and syringe-based instruments with embedded microprocessors for controlling flow through microfluidic systems.
We use Solidworks and LEDIT for mechanical modeling and layout and COMSOL for flow simulations.  Aixtek also undertakes fluidic evaluation and debugging efforts aimed at enhancing the performance of existing systems.
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