Thick SU-8 and PDMS three-dimensional enclosed channels for free-standing polymer microfluidic systems

Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 12-15

  Westwood, Stephanie M ^a   Jaffer, Seema ^a   Lui, Olha A ^a   Gray, Bonnie L ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Microfluidic technology; Packaging; Polymer microfluidics

Indexed keywords

FLUIDIC DEVICES; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; NANOFLUIDICS; OPTICAL DESIGN; PHOTORESISTS; POLYMERS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

CHANNEL LENGTHS; ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING (ECE); ENCLOSED MICROCHANNELS; INPUT VELOCITY; MICRO CHANNELS; POLYMER MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEMS; THICK PHOTORESISTS; THREE DIMENSIONAL (3D);

MICROCHANNELS;

EID: 48749128822     PISSN: 08407789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/CCECE.2007.10     Document Type: Conference Paper

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