Effects of fabrication process parameters on the properties of cyclic olefin copolymer microfluidic devices

Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1060-1068

  Fredrickson, Carl K ^a   Xia, Zheng ^a   Das, Champak ^a   Ferguson, Ryan ^a   Tavares, Fernando T ^a   Fan, Z Hugh ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Bonding; Electrophoresis; Microfluidics; Micromachining; Molding; Plastics

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION FORCE; COMPRESSION RATE; MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES;

BOND STRENGTH (MATERIALS); COMPRESSION MOLDING; COOLING; COPOLYMERS; ELECTROPHORESIS; LAMINATING; MICROMACHINING; OLEFINS; PLASTICS MOLDING; TEMPERATURE;

FLUIDIC DEVICES;

EID: 33750009718     PISSN: 10577157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JMEMS.2006.880352     Document Type: Article

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