The way to high volume fabrication of lab-on-a-chip devices - A technological approach for polymer based microfluidic systems with integrated active valves and pumps

Journal of Microelectronics and Electronic Packaging

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 198-204

  Rupp, Jochen ^a   Schmidt, Manuela ^a   Günther, Bettina ^a   Stumber, Michael ^a   Zinober, Sven ^a   Müller Fiedler, Roland ^a   Alabsi, Bashir ^a   Rothacher, Peter ^a   Müller, Claas ^b   Reinecke, Holger ^b   Zengerle, Roland ^b   Daub, Martina ^a  

^a Microsystem Technologies   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Active microvalve; Lab on a Chip; Microfabrication; Thermoplastic elastomer

Indexed keywords

ELASTOMERS; LAB-ON-A-CHIP; LABORATORIES; MANUFACTURE; MECHANICAL STABILITY; MICROFABRICATION; MICROFLUIDICS; PLASTICS; POLYMERS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS; WELDING;

ACTIVE MICROVALVE; LAB-ON-A-CHIP DEVICES; LABORATORY-ON-A CHIPS; MICROFLUIDIC PLATFORMS; OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS; PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS; THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER;

FABRICATION;

EID: 84857961187     PISSN: 15514897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4071/1551-4897-6.4.198     Document Type: Article

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