Solvent vapor treatment controls surface wettability in PMMA femtosecond-laser-ablated microchannels

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 171-176

  De Marco, Carmela ^a   Eaton, Shane M ^b   Martinez Vazquez, Rebeca ^b   Rampini, Stefano ^a   Cerullo, Giulio ^a,b   Levi, Marinella ^a   Turri, Stefano ^a   Osellame, Roberto ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ablation; Femtosecond laser; Hydrophilic; Hydrophobic; Microfluidics; Passive valve

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; FEMTOSECOND LASERS; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICROCHANNELS; MICROFLUIDICS;

HYDROPHILIC; HYDROPHOBIC; HYDROPHOBIC SURFACES; LOW COST METHODS; PASSIVE VALVES; PRISTINE SURFACES; SOLVENT VAPOR TREATMENT; SURFACE WETTABILITY;

WETTING;

EID: 84878550312     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-012-1035-2     Document Type: Article

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