Rapid fabrication of micromolds for polymeric microfluidic devices

Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 8-11

  Pun, Pang Shiu ^a,b   Knopf, George K ^b   Ostojic, Mile ^a   Nikumb, Suwas ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Laser micromachining; Microfluidics; Micromold fabrication; Microwelding

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; CURING; DRYING; ELECTROPLATING; FABRICATION; FLUIDIC DEVICES; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; IRON; LASERS; LITHOGRAPHY; MACHINING; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; METALLIC SOAPS; METALLIZING; MICROCHANNELS; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROMACHINING; MICROMETERS; MIXERS (MACHINERY); MIXING; NANOFLUIDICS; NONMETALS; OPTICAL DESIGN; PHOTORESISTS; PLASTICS; POLYMERS; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; RUBBER; SILICON; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; ULTRASHORT PULSES;

CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES; ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING (ECE); FABRICATION COSTS; LAB ON A CHIP (LOAC); LASER MICRO-MACHINING; MANUFACTURING METHODS; MAXIMUM FLOW RATE; METALLIC MOLD; METALLIC SHEETS; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICRO-MOLDS; MICROFLUIDIC MIXERS; MICROWELDING; MOLD MANUFACTURING; POLY-DIMETHYL SILOXANE (PDMS); POLYMERIC MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES; RAPID FABRICATION; SOFT LITHOGRAPHY;

MOLDS;

EID: 48749096725     PISSN: 08407789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/CCECE.2007.9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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