temperature, a lower temperature is preferred for the thermo-

compression bonding process.

8. Cover COP substrate can be with or without electrodes

depending on the application.

9. Subheadings 3.1–3.5 are common in the fabrication of micro-

fluidic devices with and without integrated electrodes.

10. YNB medium is used for yeast cells (Saccharomyces cerevisiae)

and RPMI complete medium is used for THP-1 cells, leukemia

cell line.

11. Medicated medium can be drugs or inhibitors depending on

the study.

12. Time interval for Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells is 10 min while

it is 1 h for THP-1 cells.

Acknowledgments

This work was supported by Bogazici University Research Fund

through project 13641D.

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