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Dolomite's Standard Range of Microfluidic Connectors (Download Flyer...)

We offer a suite of standard (Mitos) microfluidic connectors to help you evaluate your microfluidic concepts quickly and accelerate your time to market. This Suite has been designed to provide both a convenient starting point for those new to microfluidics, as well as, a range of useful tools for the more experienced. If these solutions do not meet your requirements, contact us and we can discuss how we can work with you to help meet your needs.

Dolomite can provide the following microfluidic connectors - off the shelf

Microfluidic Connectors

Connecting microfluidic devices to macro-scale systems presents many challenges. If these are not addressed well, the benefits of working within the microfluidic regime may be compromised. To help ensure success, Dolomite provides several novel interconnects designed for ease of use, allowing fast and reliable connection to be made to microfluidic chips.

Mitos Circular Connector 8-way
Part Number (3000051)
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The Mitos Circular Connector allows the fast and reliable connection of eight, high pressure fluid channels, and has been designed to ensure a fast, reliable connection to the surface of microfluidic chips.

The connector is flexible, as the design enables it to be located anywhere on a microfluidic chip.

Benefits
  • Small footprint
  • Automatic alignment
  • Extremely low dead volume
  • Quick connect/disconnect
  • Wide temp/pressure range
  • Excellent chemical compatibility
  • Low cost
Mitos Circular Connector 8-Way

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Mitos-Edge-Connector-12-Way
(Part Number 3000067)
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The Mitos Edge Connector allows fast and reliable connection between Dolomite microfluidic chips and 1.6mm tubing.

The innovative, 12-Way Edge Connector is specifically designed to work with microfluidic chips that are 4mm thick, 45mm wide and also have a chip header in place.

Benefits
  • Low profile edge
  • Quick interconnect
  • Low dead volume
  • Wide temp/pressure range
  • Chemically resistant
  • Enables low cost chips
Mitos Edge Connector 12-Way

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Mitos Edge Connector 8-Way
Part Number (3000102)
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The Mitos Edge Connector 8-Way enable fast and reliable connection between Dolomite microfluidic chips and 1.6mm tubing.

The Mitos Edge Connector has been innovatively developed to work with microfluidic chips that are 4mm thick, 30mm wide and also have a chip header in place.

Benefits
  • Compact
  • Low dead volume
  • Connects/disconnects to 8 pipes simultaneously
  • Wide temp/pressure range
  • High chemical resistance
  • Low cost
Mitos Edge Connector 8 Way

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Mitos Edge Connector 4-Way
Part Number (3000024)
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The innovative Mitos Edge Connector 4-Way provides fast, reliable and efficient connection between Dolomite microfluidic chips and 1.6mm tubing.

The 4-Way Edge Connector works with microfluidic chips that are 4mm thick, 15mm wide and also have a chip header in place

Benefits
  • Small footprint
  • Low dead volume
  • Connects/disconnects to 4 pipes simultaneously
  • Wide temp/pressure range
  • Chemically resistant
  • Enables low cost chips
Mitos Edge Connector 4-Way

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Mitos Chip Holder C
Part Number (3000038)
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The Mitos Chip Holder C provides fast and reliable connection to Dolomite chips that are 4mm thick with a 15mm x 7mm footprint.

The Mitos Chip Holder C works in conjunction with the Mitos Edge Connector 4-way (3000024) and up to two -28 threaded fittings.

Benefits
  • Small footprint
  • Chemically resistant
  • Variable I.D./O.D. pipe connection
  • Low dead volume
  • allows use of small chips
  • Wide temp/pressure range
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Mitos Chip Holder H
Part Number (3000155)
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The Mitos Chip Holder H works in conjunction with the 4-way Edge connector, providing fluidic connections to microfluidic chips.

It is compatible with chips of dimensions 22.5 x 15.0 x 4.0 mm. This connection system provides fast and reliable connection between Dolomite chips and 1.6mm tubing.

Benefits
  • Small footprint
  • High chemical resistance
  • Variable I.D./O.D. pipe connection
  • Low dead volume
  • allows use of small chips
  • Wide temp/pressure range
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Mitos Top Connector Base 4-Way
Part Number (3000109)(3000237)
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The Mitos Top Connector Base 4-Way, works in conjunction with the Mitos Edge Connector, providing fluidic connections to the top area of glass microfluidic chips.

The Mitos Top Connector Base is compatible with microfluidic chips that are 4mm thick and 15mm wide.

Benefits
  • Compact
  • Low dead volume
  • Quick interconnect
  • Wide temp/pressure range
  • High chemical resistance
  • Low cost
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Mitos Resealable Chip Holder
Part Number (3000305)
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The Mitos Resealable Chip Holder is used in combination with microfluidic chips that can be opened and then resealed.

The holder clamps the layers together and provides eight fluidic and eight electrical connections to the chip. Reagents, sensors, biosensors or cells can be deposited on the chip base layer.

Benefits
  • Excellent access for optics
  • High chemical resistance
  • Easy to clean
  • 8 fluidic/electrical connections
  • Allows deposition of reagents, sensors, cells onto channel surface
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Micro EO Pump Connector Module
Part Number (3000188)
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A 2-channel miniature pumping solution which provides 2 pump inputs to dolomite microfluidic chips, and also 2 fluid outputs.

A complete microfluidic system can be created by linking a dolomite chip, a pump-connector module and a dolomite edge connector (part number 3000024).

Benefits
  • Easy to integrate with microfluidic chips
  • Edge connector port for fluid outputs
  • No pulsation
  • No moving parts
  • Small size
  • High pressure performance
Micro EO Pump Connector Module

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Custom Design

If these standard microfluidic connectors do not meet your requirements, please contact us and tell us what type of microfluidic device you require.

Dolomite's experienced design team will work with you to discuss how we can achieve your custom project.

Benefits
  • Microfluidic expertise
  • Market leading technology
  • Years of microfluidics experience
  • Flexible design team
  • Forward thinking approach
  • Microfluidic consultancy
Custom Microfluidic Connector Design

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