• DocumentCode
    3347121
  • Title

    A novel strategy for the integration of PDMS membranes into thermoplastic microfluidic packages

  • Author

    Miller, Paul ; Schueneman, Matthias ; Sbarski, Igor ; Gengenbach, Thomas ; Spurling, Tom

  • Author_Institution
    CRC for Microtechnology, Hawthorn, Vic., Australia
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    31 May-3 June 2005
  • Firstpage
    597
  • Abstract
    The paper describes a novel processing method for the integration of elastomeric PDMS membranes into thermoplastic microfluidic packages via the following process; (1) bonding sheet PDMS to an unstructured sheet or bulk thermoplastic polymer to form a composite material, (2) microstructuring the composite material to produce microfluidic channels, structures and reservoirs, and (3) utilizing pretreatment such as plasma, corona or UV/ozone to bond a PDMS membrane to the PDMS surface layer of the structured composite material.
  • Keywords
    adhesive bonding; microfluidics; plastic packaging; polymers; PDMS membranes integration; bonding sheet PDMS; composite material; elastomeric PDMS; microfluidic channels; microstructuring; thermoplastic microfluidic packages; Biomembranes; Bonding; Composite materials; Corona; Microfluidics; Packaging; Plasma applications; Plasma materials processing; Polymers; Reservoirs;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electronic Components and Technology Conference, 2005. Proceedings. 55th
  • ISSN
    0569-5503
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8907-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ECTC.2005.1441330
  • Filename
    1441330