One-step fabrication of microfluidic chips with in-plane, adhesive-free interconnections

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Sabourin, D ^a   Dufva, M ^a   Jensen, T ^a   Kutter, J ^a   Snakenborg, D ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONDING SURFACES; DEAD VOLUMES; IN-PLANE; MICRO MILLING; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICROFLUIDIC CHIP; SIMPLE METHOD;

ESTERS; FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICROFLUIDICS;

TUBING;

EID: 77749333244     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/20/3/037001     Document Type: Article

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