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Markku Känsäkoski, MK Fluidics Oy

Markku Känsäkoski received his MSc degree in Electrical engineering from the University of Oulu, Finland in 1991. After graduation he joined VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland to develop optical measurement technology for process on-line quality control. At VTT he held multiple positions, and from 2002 he focused on development of printed diagnostics and started a multidisciplinary Biomicrosystems team at VTT. Later he worked also as Customer Manager in printed intelligence technologies. He is inventor in five original patents and author in more than 30 scientific peer-reviewed and scientific conference presentations in the fields of on-line process analyzer development and applications and polymer lab-on-a-chips. He started a new career as entrepreneur in 2010 and he is a founder and CTO of MK Fluidics Oy. Company, which is focusing on the product development and manufacturing of microfluidic based diagnostic devices and manufacturing equipment and tools for roll-to-roll printing. Since September 2011 he is currently also an owner and a Vice President of Technology at Global Innovation Network Oy. His current research and development activity is focused on the manufacturing automation and technology and product development of point-of-care diagnostic devices for applications in health care, environmental diagnostics and food diagnostics.

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Presentation

High volume roll-to-roll manufacturing of hot embossed microfluidics

Abstract
Traditionally, the primary function of printing has been the delivery of data and information for visual inspection and further interpretation by humans or machines. The advantage of printing is that it enables cost efficient mass manufacturing of electronics and other functionalities on large and flexible substrates like plastic, paper and fabrics. Ageing population in will increasingly burden the health care system, e.g. chronic diseases are becoming more and more common and are influencing the quality of life of rapidly increasing number of people. New solutions for low cost and distributed biomolecular recognition measurements are required to reduce the number of costly laboratory tests, hospital controls and idle visits to general practices. Recent developments of printing technologies and hot embossed microfluidics, has made it possible to fabricate functional components by low cost roll-to-roll manufacturing techniques. In this lecture, manufacturing of low cost roll-to-roll hot embossed microfluidics is discussed, covering materials, tooling, process, equipment and also examples of manufactured microfluidic structures.

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