Cyclic Block Copolymer Microchannel Fabrication and Sealing for Microfluidics Applications
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Thermoplastic Substrates
2.2. Microchannel Fabrication
2.3. Water Contact Angle, and UV-VIS Transmissivity Measurements
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Cyclic Block Copolymer
3.2. CBC Microchannel Fabrication Using the Hot Embossing Process
3.3. Bonding of the CBC Thermoplastic Microchannel
3.3.1. Thermal Fusion Bonding of the CBC Microchannel
3.3.2. Surface Treatment Bonding of CBC Microchannels through UV/ozone Modification
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Bonding pressure (kg/cm2) | 30 |
Bonding time (min) | 20 |
CBC-1 * Bonding temperature (°C) | 27/37/47/57/67/77/87/97/107/117 |
CBC-2 Bonding temperature (°C) | 25/35/45/55/65/75/85/95/105/115 |
COC * Bonding temperature (°C) | 28/38/48/58/68/78 |
COP * Bonding temperature (°C) | 30/40/50/60/70/80/90/100 |
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Yen, C.-Y.; Chang, M.-C.O.; Shih, Z.-F.; Lien, Y.-H.; Tsao, C.-W. Cyclic Block Copolymer Microchannel Fabrication and Sealing for Microfluidics Applications. Inventions 2018, 3, 49. https://doi.org/10.3390/inventions3030049
Yen C-Y, Chang M-CO, Shih Z-F, Lien Y-H, Tsao C-W. Cyclic Block Copolymer Microchannel Fabrication and Sealing for Microfluidics Applications. Inventions. 2018; 3(3):49. https://doi.org/10.3390/inventions3030049
Chicago/Turabian StyleYen, Chia-Yi, Moh-Ching O. Chang, Zong-Fu Shih, Yi-Hsing Lien, and Chia-Wen Tsao. 2018. "Cyclic Block Copolymer Microchannel Fabrication and Sealing for Microfluidics Applications" Inventions 3, no. 3: 49. https://doi.org/10.3390/inventions3030049