The aim of the PolyNano summer school is to provide you with hands on training in industrially relevant techniques to transfer “academic” lab-on-chip systems closer to the market. You will get insights into how to think if you want to carry your scientific idea into a commercially viable solution. Furthermore, the PolyNano summer school will present you with tools for handling the challenges of communication between different scientific disciplines in true cross-disciplinary research. En studerende, der fuldt ud har opfyldt kursets mål, vil kunne:

• Describe and understand the needs for industrially relevant fabrication of polymer Lab-on-Chip systems from an industrial point of
• Construct a polymer chip using injection molding and/or nanoimprint lithography
• Modify the chip for bioanalytical measurements
• Make relevant bioanalytical measurements on the chip
• Evaluate and analyze the bioanalytical results from the chip
• Present the results and write a journal-like paper based on the experimental results
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In biotechnology research, the current trend goes toward using miniaturized and automated tools for screening and diagnostics, which calls for lab-on-chip solutions.
The current problem is that there are no common standards for lab-on-chip production, which leads to longer development times and higher costs. To harvest the great potential of lab-on-chip technology, a supply of reproducible biochips is required as well as a clear roadmap for commercial exploitation of lab-on-chip devices.
Further development of polymer mass fabrication techniques are needed that enable patterning of polymer components on the micro- and nanoscale at low-cost and high-volumes. This may also provide a competitive edge through lower costs and increasingly environmentally friendly products.
The PolyNano summer school will combine academic and industrial lectures with interactive workshops as well as hands-on polymer lab-on-chip fabrication, interfacing, modification and bioanalytical application.
The experimental work will primarily consist of teamwork where you will have the opportunity to:
1. Fabricate a polymer lab-on-chip device using injection molding and/or nanoimprint lithography (NIL) in our state of the art clean room facilities
2. Modify the fabricated lab-on-chip with suitable reagents
3. Apply the lab-on-chip in a relevant bioanalytical setting setting
4. Be trained in how to write a journal-like paper based on the results of the work you have performed during the school.
During the course you will also have the opportunity to meet and connect with different companies. For example you can discuss possible ideas for testing or learn more about the industrial side of things. 26. april, 2018