High pressure hermetic compression seals for embedding elastomeric membrane microvalves in polymer microfluidic devices

Precision Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 348-354

  Paul, Brian K ^a   Abhinkar, Bindiya S ^a   Lee, Shiwoo ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Compression seals; Elastomeric membrane microvalves; Finite element analysis; Microfluidics; Sealing bosses

Indexed keywords

BONDING METHODS; CLAMPING FORCE; CLAMPING PRESSURE; COMPRESSION SEALING; COMPRESSION SEALS; ELASTOMERIC MEMBRANES; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HIGH PRESSURE; MICRO VALVES; OPERATING PRESSURE; POLYMER MICROFLUIDICS; POLYMERIC MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES; SEALING BOSSES;

CLAMPING DEVICES; FLUIDIC DEVICES; HERMETIC SEALS; MEMBRANES; MICROFLUIDICS; POLYMERS; PUMPS; VALVES (MECHANICAL);

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 79751526802     PISSN: 01416359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precisioneng.2010.09.008     Document Type: Article

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