Microfluidic device design, development and manufacture for lab on chip applications


	We are a world leader in microfluidics, an emerging technology that is changing the future of instrument design. Microfluidics is a technology that enables small scale fluid control and analysis, allowing manufacturers to develop smaller, more cost-effective, and more powerful systems. At Dolomite we lead the way, providing off the shelf solutions, custom designs, system integration and microfluidics training for your development team. With a worldwide sales presence and a highly motivated and passionate team of engineers and scientists, Dolomite is well positioned to help you take your designs to the next level.






	Microfluidics enables the precise control, manipulation and analysis of fluids in the microliter to picoliter range. Dolomite is working in most aspects of microfluidics-based projects from chip design, chip fabrication, fluidic interfaces, flow cells, pumps, valves, detectors and integrated systems. With rapid prototyping facilities for the design and fabrication of glass and quartz devices, Dolomite can help you get your project off to a fast and successful start. Dolomite can take you right through to low or medium volume production in glass or quartz and high volume production in polymers. Click here for 'off-the-shelf' Microfluidic Solutions to help you evaluate your microfluidic concepts quickly and accelerate your time to market.	Microfluidics enables the development of smaller, faster, more cost-effective, and more powerful instruments.
	Key to the development of microfluidic devices is the use of microfabrication techniques capable of creating microchannels and complex structures in the glass. Our main fabrication processes are photolithography, wet etching of microchannel structures, micro-drilling of fluid ports, thermal bonding and surface modification. Our capability to undertake traditional precision glass processing techniques such as mechanical and optical polishing, grinding, cutting and dicing allows us to extend the range of geometries that are possible.	Here are just a few of the diverse applications that can be addressed using microfluidic technology developed by Dolomite for microscale manipulation of fluids, small organisms, microorganisms, cells and even molecules: Chemical cytometry Chip-based capillary electrophoresis Coated microbead manipulation Colloidal particle synthesis Continuous flow solvent extraction Continuous flow chemical synthesis DNA analysis Fuel quality monitoring Micro fuel cell hydrogen generation Protein analysis Protein crystallization Single cell isolation
	At Dolomite we help instrument manufacturers around the world develop smaller, more cost effective and more powerful instruments. Once our customer has explained the requirements of the device that they need developing, we generate a full design including fluidic, thermal, optical and electrical interfaces. Following design approval, we then fabricate the device and interfaces. Once the fabrication process is established, we then commence volume manufacture. For some of our customers we also undertake concept generation and evaluation, also the modelling of fluid flow, heat flow, diffusion effects, pressure effects and reaction kinetics. Once a device is fabricated, we can also undertake the testing and validation of the performance of the devices prior to delivery. Click here for more about our Glass Microfluidic products
		Reduction in sample volume and reagent usage Improved control of fluid mixing and heating Access to a wide range of fluid geometries Ability to run reaction and analysis processes faster Rapid mass transfer as a result of high surface-to-volume ratios Excellent reproducibility and consistency of results due to low Reynolds numbers Improved integration of process steps, for example, reactions, separations and detection methods.