Sustainable Microfluidic Devices for Healthcare Applications
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Role: Principal LCA analyst
Partners: Delft University of Technology and Leiden University
This work assesses microfluidic healthcare devices across material selection, electrode configuration, biodegradable substrates, fabrication processes, and end-of-life options. It compares conventional PDMS and metal-based systems with chitosan-based and laser-induced graphene alternatives.
The project provides environmental evidence for early-stage medical device design and shows how material and electrode choices affect climate change, ecotoxicity, fossil resource use, and metal resource use.