Novel polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) based microchannel fabrication method for lab-on-a-chip application

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 754-761

  Hongbin, Yu ^a   Guangya, Zhou ^a   Siong, Chau Fook ^a   Shouhua, Wang ^a   Feiwen, Lee ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Lab on a chip; Microchannel; Multi depth; Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS); Rounded cross sectional contour; Soft lithography

Indexed keywords

LABORATORIES; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; MOLDS; NANOIMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY; OXYGEN; SILICONES;

LAB-ON-A-CHIP; MICROCHANNEL; MULTI-DEPTH; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE (PDMS); ROUNDED CROSS-SECTIONAL CONTOUR; SOFT LITHOGRAPHY;

MICROCHANNELS;

EID: 62649137007     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2008.11.035     Document Type: Article

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