Open-Space Microfluidics

Chapter 14FluidFM: Development of the Instrument as well as Its Applications for 2D and 3D Lithography

Tomaso Zambelli¹, Mathias J. Aebersold¹, Pascal Behr¹, Hana Han¹, Luca Hirt¹, Vincent Martinez¹, Orane Guillaume-Gentil² and János Vörös¹

¹ETH Zürich, Laboratory of Biosensors and Bioelectronics, D-ITET, CH-8092, Switzerland

²ETH Zürich, Institute of Microbiology, D-BIOL, CH-8093, Switzerland

Glass micropipettes were invented by Marshall Barber at the beginning of the twentieth century in his effort to fabricate a tool helping him with his experiments regarding bacterial isolation and inoculation [1, 2]. Because of their utility, cost-effectiveness, and straightforward fabrication protocols, glass pipettes have become a standard tool for ...