Femtosecond laser ablation for microfluidics

Optical Engineering

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1-8

  Gómez, David ^a   Goenaga, Igor ^a   Lizuain, Ion ^a   Ozaita, Milagros ^a  

^a IK4 TEKNIKER   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bonding technologies; Femtosecond laser ablation; Microfluidics; Micromachining

Indexed keywords

BONDING; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLUIDICS; GLASS; LASER APPLICATIONS; MICROMACHINING; POLYIMIDES; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; THERMAL EFFECTS; ULTRASHORT PULSES;

BONDING TECHNOLOGIES; FEMTOSECOND LASER ABLATION; MICROFLUIDICS; PYREX GLASS;

LASER ABLATION;

EID: 24044519035     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.1902783     Document Type: Article

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