Surface molecular property modifications for poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) based microfluidic devices

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 291-306

  Wong, Ieong ^a   Ho, Chih Ming ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofouling; Microfluidics; PDMS; Poly(dimethylsiloxane); Protein adsorption; Surface

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPHILIC POLYMERS; BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; FUNCTIONAL MOLECULES; HYDROPHOBIC NATURE; LAB-ON-A-CHIP; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICROFABRICATION PROCESS; MICROFLUIDIC TECHNOLOGIES; MOLECULAR PROPERTIES; NANOSCALE PROPERTIES; NON-BIOFOULING; NON-SPECIFIC PROTEIN ADSORPTION; PDMS; PDMS SURFACES; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE PDMS; POLYMER COATING; PROTEIN ADSORPTION; SURFACE MODIFICATION; SURFACE MODIFICATION METHODS;

BIOFOULING; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICROCHANNELS; MICROFLUIDICS; MONOLAYERS; PHOTORESISTS; PHYSISORPTION; PLASTIC COATINGS; SILICONES; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE TREATMENT;

SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 69249203894     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-009-0443-4     Document Type: Review

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