Mechanical characterization of bulk Sylgard 184 for microfluidics and microengineering

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Johnston, I D ^a   McCluskey, D K ^a   Tan, C K L ^a   Tracey, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

compressive; microengineering; microfluidics; PDMS; polydimethylsiloxane; Sylgard 184; Young's modulus

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CURING; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTOMERS; MICROCHANNELS; MICROSTRUCTURE; PLASTICS; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE; SILICONES; STANDARDS; STRAIN; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING;

COMPRESSIVE; MICRO-ENGINEERING; PDMS; SYLGARD 184; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

MICROFLUIDICS;

EID: 84897520011     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/24/3/035017     Document Type: Article

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