{"id":2847,"date":"2026-03-20T13:45:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T12:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/planoptik.eu\/?page_id=2847"},"modified":"2026-06-22T14:10:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T12:10:45","slug":"components_for_life_science","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/planoptik.com\/en\/products\/components_for_life_science\/","title":{"rendered":"PLANOPTIK | COMPONENTS FOR LIFE SCIENCE"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Components for life science<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Microfluidics for healthcare<\/h1><\/div>

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PLANOPTIK develops and manufactures customer-specific microstructured parts and embedded com­ponents made of glass, quartz, silicon and glass-silicon combi\u00adnations for:<\/p>\n

– MEDICAL SOLUTIONS
\n– PHARMACEUTICAL APPLICATIONS
\n– DIAGNOSTICS
\n– BIOTECHNOLOGY
\n– ANALYTICAL APPLICATIONS
\n– LABORATORY APPLICATIONS<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Micro nozzles<\/h1><\/div>

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PLANOPTIK develops and manufactures advanced micro­fabricated nozzles and components for ultrafine aerosols, with applications in medicine and life sciences, ensuring high precision and reliable quality.
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– SOFT MIST INHALERS
\n– DRUG DELIVERY
\n– MASS SPECTROMETRY
\n– 3D BIOPRINTING
\n– SPRAY COOLING
\n– SMART NOZZLES<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Case Study: From wafer to microcomponent for soft-mist inhalers<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Wafer Microstructuring<\/h5><\/div>
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In the first step, the wafers are pro\u00advided with hundreds of micro\u00adstructures using advanced manu\u00adfacturing processes.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Wafer bonding<\/h5><\/div>
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In the second step, the wafers made of glass or silicon are bonded together.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Microcomponent after dicing<\/h5><\/div>
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The wafers are then diced to create individual microcom\u00adponents.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Inhaler with microcomponent<\/h5><\/div>
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Finally, the microcomponents are inserted into the end product.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Microfluidics chips<\/h2><\/div>

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\"Microfluidics<\/span><\/div>
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Microfluidic chips made of glass, quartz, and glass\u2013silicon combinations are used in the medical and pharmaceutical technology sectors, as well as in diagnostics and implantology.<\/p>\n

For manufacturing microfluidic components and biochips, PLANOPTIK employs a wide range of structuring technologies that have been used for many years in the MEMS cap wafer field.<\/p>\n<\/div>

– LAB ON CHIP APPLICATIONS
\n– NANOPARTICLE SYNTHESIS
\n– DROPLET GENERATION
\n– CELL ENCAPSULATION
\n– DRUG DISCOVERY
\n– DIAGNOSTICS<\/p>\n<\/div>

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CONTACT<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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How we keep droplet generation simple<\/h3><\/div>
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Flow focusing and cross flow based on micro\u00adstruc\u00adtured chips made of glass and glass-silicon combina\u00adtions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Key advantages of glass
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\"Advantages<\/span><\/div>

Low
\nFluorescence<\/p><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Bio
\ncompatibel<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Long term
\nstable<\/p><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Optical
\ntransparency<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Chemical
\nresistance<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Heat
\nresistance<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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High mixing
\nintensity<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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UV
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\"Result\"<\/span><\/div>

Cost
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\"Result\"<\/span><\/div>

No hurdles
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Your personal advisor<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\"Alexander<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Alexander Schilling<\/p>\n<\/div>

+49 2664 5068 34<\/a>
\nmicrofluidics@planoptik.com<\/a>
\nLinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

<\/i> vCard<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Markus<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Markus Schneider<\/p>\n<\/div>

+49 2664 5068 82<\/a>
\nmicrofluidics@planoptik.com<\/a>
\nLinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Team up with PLANOPTIK<\/h2><\/div>

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Individually developed<\/h4><\/div>

Are you developing a new microsystem? Are you combining microelectronics, micromecha\u00adnics or microfluidics to create a new product? Are you developing a sensor, an electronic device, a fluidic system or something that has never existed before? Team up with PLANOPTIK.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Reliable partnership<\/h4><\/div>

In us you will find a partner who will work with you to develop electronic, mechanical, optical, chemical or biological microcomponents and has a firm grasp of materials such as glass, silicon and copper.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Together until production<\/h4><\/div>

PLANOPTIK also manufactures the jointly deve\u00adloped microcomponents and elements in high volumes using state-of-the-art wafer-based manufacturing processes.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1893,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2847","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nPLANOPTIK | COMPONENTS FOR LIFE SCIENCE - PLANOPTIK AG<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/planoptik.com\/en\/products\/components_for_life_science\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"PLANOPTIK | COMPONENTS FOR LIFE SCIENCE - PLANOPTIK AG\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/planoptik.com\/en\/products\/components_for_life_science\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"PLANOPTIK AG\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-06-22T12:10:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/planoptik.com\\\/en\\\/products\\\/components_for_life_science\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/planoptik.com\\\/en\\\/products\\\/components_for_life_science\\\/\",\"name\":\"PLANOPTIK | COMPONENTS FOR LIFE SCIENCE - 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