Microfluidic devices are greatly affected by the materials used. The materials used in previous studies had problems in various aspects, such as processing, adsorption, and price. This study will investigate the materials needed to overcome such problems. Various microfluidic devices based on the perfluorinated compound perfluoropolyether (PFPE) were fabricated and mixed with hydrophilic and amphiphilic monomers, including poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate, polyethylene glycol monomethacrylate, poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate, acrylic acid, and 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate. A PFPE-based sheet with a repeating structure of hydrophobic and hydrophilic groups was fabricated. Thus, the hydrophilicity of highly hydrophobic PFPE was enhanced. The fluidic channel was engraved on a PFPE-based sheet using laser cutting and a fabricated microfluidic device. The channels of microfluidic devices are micro-scale (100 µm~300 µm). The lipid nanoparticles and droplets generated through the microfluidic device demonstrated uniform particles continuously.
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