Fabrication of microfluidic channel utilizing silicone rubber with vacuum casting

Microsystem Technologies

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1125-1135

  Thian, S C H ^a   Fuh, J Y H ^a   Wong, Y S ^a   Loh, H T ^a   Gian, P W ^a   Tang, Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTOMERS; ELECTRIC INSULATORS; FLUIDIC DEVICES; FLUIDICS; MICROFLUIDICS; NANOFLUIDICS; RUBBER; SILICONES; VACUUM;

DIMENSIONAL ACCURACY; EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS; MICRO CHANNELS; MICRO FLUIDIC; MICRO FLUIDIC CHANNELS; SILICONE RUBBER (SIR); SPRINGER (CO); SUB MICRON FEATURES; VACUUM CASTING;

RUBBER MOLDS;

EID: 45849142904     PISSN: 09467076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00542-008-0640-1     Document Type: Article

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