Fabrication of various cross-sectional shaped polymer microchannels by a simple PDMS mold based stamping method

Biochip Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 240-246

  Choi, Jong Seob ^a   Piao, Yunxian ^a   Seo, Tae Seok ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cyclic olefin copolymer (COC); PDMS mold; Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA); Polystyrene (PS); Stamping method; Various cross sectional shaped microfluidic channels

Indexed keywords

FABRICATION; FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICROFLUIDICS; MOLDS; OLEFINS; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; POLYSTYRENES; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; SILICON WAFERS; SILICONES; STAMPING; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; WET ETCHING;

ANISOTROPIC WET ETCHING; CYCLIC OLEFIN COPOLYMERS; MICROFLUIDIC CHANNEL; PDMS MOLDS; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE PDMS; POLYMER MICROCHANNEL; REPLICATION TECHNIQUES; STAMPING METHODS;

MICROCHANNELS;

COPOLYMER; CYCLIC OLEFIN COPOLYMER; DIMETICONE; POLYMER; POLYSTYRENE; SILICON; SOLVENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANISOTROPIC WET ETCHING; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EVAPORATION; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; ISOTROPIC WET ETCHING; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROTECHNOLOGY; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SIMPLE STAMPING METHOD;

EID: 84867006790     PISSN: 19760280     EISSN: 20927843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13206-012-6306-1     Document Type: Article

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