The VIIBRE Microfabrication Core offers facilities and expertise for the design, manufacture, and implementation of micro- and small-scale electronic, mechanical and fluidic devices.

Typical products include fluidic networks,pumps and valves, arrays of microfabricated traps for cellular study, implantable devices for in vivo imaging, liquid and gas control systems, biological habitats, environments and microbioreactors, and more.

Microfabrication Core Policies

Access to core resources is granted only after required training is completed   Users are required to register any new chemicals with VEHS and the VIIBRE lab manager   Users are required to reserve all time spent using any core device   Users shall limit device use to a single project at any given time   Reservations may be cancelled up until their start time without being charged. After this time, your center will be charged for the full reservation

Rates

Photolithography Lab (Sc6814) bills @ $20/hr, 30 minutes increments, 5 consecutive hours maximum. Softlithography Lab (SC6824) bills @ $5 / bench-hour, 15 minute increments, 5 consecutive hour maximum.

Our products are fully customizable, and consultants are available to discuss your specific needs and produce devices and instruments. For more information, please contact the VMC manager at [vmcmanager@vanderbilt.edu].

Our key laboratories include a Photolithography Cleanroom, a Device Fabrication Cleanroom, a Machine Shop and an Electronics Shop.

Staff resources are available for conceptual, technical and design consultation, CAD drafting and modeling, prototyping and fabrication, mask layout, and equipment, facility and safety training.

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