Figure (A) shows an exploded view of the Solidworks™ schematic for the microfluidic platform. The system consists of three separate parts; a hard base layer with a slot to hold the microchip as well as two pillars to ensure accurate alignment of the sensor chips. a middle gasket component, made of a soft flexible resin, which comes into conformal contact with the chip surface. this gasket had three microfluidic channels designed to align with the three sensor locations on a chip; as well as three inlet and outlet apertures to allow fluid flow. The third, hard, top layer was designed to apply a constant pressure to the middle gasket to prevent leakage. This constant pressure was ensured by locking the top component into place using two pegs to retain downwards pressure on the system, effectively sealing it.