The goal of this procedure is to easily and rapidly produce a microfluidic device with customizable geometry and resistance to swelling by organic fluids for oil recovery studies. A polydimethylsiloxane mold is first generated, and then used to cast the epoxy-based device. A representative displacement study is reported.
Vavra, E. D., Zeng, Y., Xiao, S., Hirasaki, G. J., Biswal, S. L. Microfluidic Devices for Characterizing Pore-scale Event Processes in Porous Media for Oil Recovery Applications. J. Vis. Exp. (131), e56592, doi:10.3791/56592 (2018).