CO2 laser manufacturing of miniaturised lenses for lab-on-a-chip systems

Micromachines

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 457-471

  Mohammed, Mazher Iqbal ^a   Desmulliez, Marc Phillipe Yves ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lab on a chip; Laser; Microfluidic; Microlens; Optics; PMMA

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL RESONATORS; EMBEDDED SYSTEMS; FLUORESCENCE; LAB-ON-A-CHIP; LASERS; LIGHT; MANUFACTURE; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROLENSES; OPTICS; SUBSTRATES;

DETECTION SENSITIVITY; FLUORESCENCE MEASUREMENTS; GOOD CORRELATIONS; LAB-ON-A-CHIP SYSTEMS; LASER MANUFACTURING; MICRO FLUIDIC SYSTEM; MICRO-LENS; PMMA;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 84987814182     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2072666X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/mi5030457     Document Type: Article

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