TorontoMicrofluidicsFoundry

The Toronto Microfluidics Foundry is a flexible environment for the fabrication and integration of polymer-based microfluidic devices and complements ECTI, the central cleanroom facility at the University of Toronto. Users need to be trained according to the UofT Health and Safety regulations as well as individually at the equipment and need to attend monthly user meetings. Fulfilling these requirements is a prerequisite for maintaining active user status.

Equipment Signup & Reservation

The purposes of signing up for equipment is: 1) to keep track of user hours for financial management of the facility 2) to make sure equipment is available when you need it. Please DO NOT FORGET to sign up for the equipment you will use (or have used).

The signup system will change shortly, but for now, please record your usage here:

Foundry Equipment Signup System

Note: to work after-hours, please email the Process Technology Committee (PTC-Foundry[at]mie[dot]utoronto[dot]ca)

News

[PTC] THE FOUNDRY WILL RE-OPEN ON WEDNESDAY, Feb 11, 2009 at 10AM. Please try to attend. All Users are required to contact the Process Technology Committee (PTC-Foundry[at]mie[dot]utoronto[dot]ca) prior to obtaining access and regaining active user status.

Location

MC405, Phone: (416) 948-6851

Process Technology Committee (PTC)

The PTC is designed to maintain and improve process standards at the Toronto Microfluidic Foundry. General functions of the PTC are:

- Approve requests for any new fabrication process

- Provide suggestions for (changes in) user policies and fabrication protocols where needed

- Match new users with experienced ones for training

- Make suggestions for improvements of the facility and set priorities with respect to equipment upgrade/ acquisition of new equipment

- Provide short updates at Foundry Meetings

The serving members of the PTC are:

- Dr. Axel Guenther

- Lian Leng

- Christopher Moraes

- Omar F. Khan

The PTC can be contacted though the following e-mail address:

PTC-Foundry[at]mie[dot]utoronto[dot]ca

Who we are

This is a multi-user facility that is supported by a number of UofT research groups. You should adhere to the lab rules (safety, signup, participation in joint info/cleaning sessions) in order to maintain active user status. Active users are:

Dr. Axel Guenther, e-mail: axel[dot]guenther[at]utoronto[dot]ca, (416) 978-1282 (office)

Lian Leng (Guenther group), e-mail: lian[dot]leng[at]utoronto[dot]ca, (416) 946-8210

Christopher Moraes (Simmons and Sun group), e-mail: chris[dot]moraes[at]utoronto[dot]ca, (416) 978-8660 (Simmons group), (416) 978-8663 (Sun group)

Omar F. Khan (Sefton group), e-mail: titaniumkid[dot]khan[at]utoronto[dot]ca, (416) 978-6518;

Yali Gao (Chan group), e-mail: ylgao[at]mie[dot]utoronto[dot]ca, (647) 233-1207, (416) 946-0015 (lab)

Siavash Aslanbeigi, e-mail: cya[dot]aslanbeigi[at]utoronto[dot]ca, (416) 946-8210 or 8-3050 (lab)

Sanjesh Yasotharan, e-mail: sanjesh[dot]yasotharan[at]utoronto[dot]ca, (416) 948-3050 (lab)

Saja Al-Dujaili, e-mail: s[dot]al[dot]dujaili[at]utoronto[dot]ca, (416) 946-8210 (lab)

Lian Leng, e-mail: lian[dot]leng[at]utoronto[dot]ca, (416) 946-8210 (lab)

Faisal Moledina, e-mail: faisal[dot]moledina[at]utoronto[dot]ca, (416) 946-8210 (lab)

Edmond Young, e-mail: edmyoung[at]mie[dot]utoronto[dot]ca, (416) 978-8660

Fahad Chowdhury (Radisic group), e-mail: fahad[dot]chowdhury[at]utoronto[dot]ca, (416) 946-5322

Mel Brown (Radisic group), e-mail: mel[dot]brown[at]utoronto[dot]ca, (416) 946-5322

Christopher Moraes, e-mail: chris[dot]moraes[at]utoronto[dot]ca, (416) 978-8660 (Simmons group), (416) 978-8663 (Sun group)

Eric Wu, e-mail: e[dot]wu[at]utoronto[dot]ca, (647) 895-1275

Xinyu Liu, e-mail: xyliu[at]mie[dot]utoronto[dot]ca, (416) 978-8663

Karin Yaccato (Chan group), e-mail: karin[dot]yaccato[at]utoronto[dot]ca; kyaccato[at]gmail[dot]com, (416) 946-0015

Qing Xiang (Chan group), e-mail: qing_xiang2003[at]yahoo[dot]ca, (416) 946-0015

George Ye (Simmons group), (416) 978-8660; e-mail: george[dot]ye[at]utoronto[dot]ca

Omar F. Khan (Sefton group), (416) 978-6518; e-mail: titaniumkid[dot]khan[at]utoronto[dot]ca

Yan Zhao (You group) (416) 978-1097; e-mail: michelle[dot]zhao[at]utoronto[dot]ca

Bogdan Beca (Simmons group), (416) 978-8660; e-mail: b[dot]beca[at]utoronto[dot]ca

Bryan Keith (IBBME Teaching Lab), e-mail: bryan[dot]keith[at]utoronto[dot]ca, (416) 978-1467

Nika Shakiba (Chan group), e-mail: nika[dot]shakiba[at]utoronto[dot]ca

Meetings

Please note that either attending the monthly meetings or informing us when you can't make it is mandatory for ALL users.

(a) no solvents, epoxy, PDMS debris allowed in laminar-flow hood

(b) always remove protective sheets at counter tops when dirty

(c) regularly organize pickup of solid waste

(d) order and restock supplies: - see emailed list

(e) don't turn off the right oven

(f) all new summer students need to (I) see Axel, (II) have Health & Safety training and (III) need to be trained in the foundry before getting access

(g) regularly clean up after yourself and others, report more persistent cleanliness issues

(h) update on new equipment and new facility

Supplies needed

Please record all supplies we are running low on. The foundry will order them, and when it is received, it'll be removed from this page.

PURCHASING INFORMATION

Consumables

Photomasks

RECIPE DUMP

Dump your numbered fabrication recipes here (note the date & your name). Recipe Dump

LAB SAFETY

Access to the foundry requires users to be complient with the UofT health and Safety regulations and to be individually trained by a member of Dr. Guenther's group at the equipment. Users that don't fulfill these requirements are denied access.

Waste will be picked up from the Foundry on every second Monday starting March 10, 2008.