Transferring vertically aligned carbon nanotubes onto a polymeric substrate using a hot embossing technique for microfluidic applications

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 7, Issue 48, 2010, Pages 1129-1133

  Mathur, A ^a   Roy, S S ^a   McLaughlin, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Hot embossing; Microfluidics; Poly methyl methacrylate

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; FLUIDIC DEVICES; LAMINAR FLOW; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROOPTICS; PLASMA DEPOSITION; PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION;

ALIGNED CNTS; BEFORE AND AFTER; BLOOD FILTRATION; CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION; HOT EMBOSSING TECHNIQUE; HOT-EMBOSSING; MICRO FLUIDIC APPLICATIONS; MICRO-PARTICLES; MICROFLUIDIC CHANNEL; MICROWAVE PLASMA; POINT OF CARE; POLYMERIC SUBSTRATE; RED BLOOD CELL; SEM STUDY; VERTICALLY ALIGNED CARBON NANOTUBE;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

CARBON NANOTUBE; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ARTICLE; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS; MICROFLUIDICS; NANOFABRICATION; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 77954471119     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2009.0520     Document Type: Article

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