A highly reliable integrated PDMS interconnector with a long cast flange for microfluidic systems

Microsystem Technologies

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 723-730

  Chang, Hong Long ^a,b   Zhang, Feng ^a   Ding, Ji Liang ^a   Chen, Fang Lu ^a   Hong, Shui Jin ^a   Kraft, Michael ^c   Yuan, Wei Zheng ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATCH PRODUCTION; CASTING MOULDS; CASTING TECHNIQUES; CONTACT AREAS; GLASS CAPILLARIES; INTERCONNECTION TECHNOLOGY; INTERCONNECTORS; LOW COST TECHNOLOGY; MICRO FLUIDIC APPLICATIONS; MICRO FLUIDIC SYSTEM; MICRO-DOMAINS; MICROFLUIDIC CHIP; PDMS FILMS; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE PDMS; PULL-OUT FORCE; PULL-OUT TEST; WORKING PRESSURES;

FLANGES; FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICROCHANNELS; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

SILICONES;

EID: 84861526951     PISSN: 09467076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00542-012-1507-z     Document Type: Article

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