The Dolomite Centre Ltd.

Droplet Starter System
The pressure-based Droplet Starter System contains all necessary pumps, connectors and chips needed to produce highly monodispersed droplets from 20 µm to 150 µm with a zero tolerance of ±1%. Operating over a wide pressure range of 0 to 10 bar, this system is chemically resistant and its modular design makes it easily expandable to meet future application requirements. By ensuring pulseless and stable liquid flow, the system eliminates dead volume and sample waste, thereby reducing associated reagent costs. A lockable pressure chamber and an innovative three-way chamber lid allow for the simultaneous pumping of up to three liquids, making it ideal for entry-level experimentation.

Mitos P-pump
The Mitos P-pump creates a pulseless liquid flow using a precise pressure-driven pumping mechanism. It is suitable for microfluidic systems such as droplet formation and other applications where highly stable flow is required. The pump operates in a pressure range of 0–10 bar, and has a capacity of 100 µL to 30 mL. It uses fluid directly from the container, producing no mess or waste. Its lockable pressure chamber is easily accessible and accommodates both standard and non-standard fluid vessels.

Mitos hotplate adapter
The Mitos hotplate adapter offers exact temperature control of micro-fluidic chips in conjunction with a range of hotplates. It has a compact footprint of 39 mm by 43 mm, and a temperature range from room temperature up to 300°C. It is digitally controlled with an external Pt100 thermocouple temperature probe. It is compatible with the manufacturer’s Mitos chips, including the Micromixer chip, the T-junction chip, the thin-layer chip and the Droplet Generator chip.

Microfluidic Chips
The ability to integrate metal electrodes into glass and polymer microfluidic chips allows a wide variety of geometries to be created, such as interdigitated electrodes, heaters and temperature sensors. Applications include impedance detection and temperature control in microreactors and the generation of electrical fields for dielectrophoresis. Platinum is most frequently used as an electrode material because of its excellent chemical and heat resistance. A wide range of metals can be deposited onto the microfluidic glass or polymer chips, including gold, copper, titanium and chrome. The chip’s metal feature size can be as small as 2 μm. Metal layers can also be deposited on the inside surface of the micro-channels.