Bonding of thermoplastic polymer microfluidics

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-16

  Tsao, Chia Wen ^a   DeVoe, Don L ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Adhesive bonding; Solvent bonding; Surface treatment and modification; Thermal fusion bonding; Welding

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; MICROFLUIDICS; POLYMERIC GLASS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SOLVENTS; SURFACE TREATMENT; THERMOPLASTICS; WELDING;

ADHESIVE BONDING; BIOANALYTICAL APPLICATIONS; BONDING METHODS; CRITICAL STEPS; DIVERSE MATERIALS; ENCLOSED MICROCHANNELS; LOW COSTS; MICROFABRICATION PROCESSES; MICROFLUIDIC COMPONENTS; MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEMS; POLYMER MICROFLUIDICS; PRACTICAL ISSUES; RESEARCH ACTIVITIES; SOLVENT BONDING; SUBSTRATE BONDINGS; SUBSTRATE MATERIALS; THERMAL FUSION BONDING;

GLASS BONDING;

EID: 58249090780     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-008-0361-x     Document Type: Review

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