Thin PDMS films using long spin times or tert-butyl alcohol as a solvent

PLoS ONE

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Koschwanez, John H ^a,b   Carlson, Robert H ^a,c   Meldrum, Deirdre R ^a,d  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Biodesic   (United States)

^d Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMETICONE; HEXANE; SOLVENT; TERT BUTYL ALCOHOL;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DILUTION; FILM; LAB ON A CHIP; THICKNESS;

EID: 84881446505     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004572     Document Type: Article

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