microporte
Microporte is a term used in microengineering to describe a micro-scale port or interface that enables controlled exchange of materials, energy, or information between a microfabricated device and its external environment. Although not universally standardized, the concept is applied across microfluidics, MEMS packaging, and nanoelectronic interconnects.
Design and variants: Microporte can take several forms, including microfluidic ports (inlets/outlets with integrated valves), nanopores
Materials and fabrication: Common materials include silicon, glass, PDMS, and various polymers. Fabrication methods include soft
Applications: Lab-on-a-chip systems, point-of-care diagnostics, high-throughput screening, microreactors, neural interfaces, and chemical sensing.
Challenges and research directions: Minimization of dead volume and leakage; prevention of clogging; compatibility with biological
See also: microfluidics, MEMS, lab-on-a-chip, nanopore, microvalve.