TY - JOUR
T1 - Fabrication of polystyrene microfluidic devices using a pulsed CO2 laser system
AU - Li, Huawei
AU - Fan, Yiqiang
AU - Foulds, Ian G.
AU - Kodzius, Rimantas
N1 - KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01
Acknowledgements: King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
PY - 2011/12/29
Y1 - 2011/12/29
N2 - In this article, we described a simple and rapid method for fabrication of droplet microfluidic devices on polystyrene substrate using a CO2 laser system. The effects of the laser power and the cutting speed on the depth, width and aspect ratio of the microchannels fabricated on polystyrene were investigated. The polystyrene microfluidic channels were encapsulated using a hot press bonding technique. The experimental results showed that both discrete droplets and laminar flows could be obtained in the device.
AB - In this article, we described a simple and rapid method for fabrication of droplet microfluidic devices on polystyrene substrate using a CO2 laser system. The effects of the laser power and the cutting speed on the depth, width and aspect ratio of the microchannels fabricated on polystyrene were investigated. The polystyrene microfluidic channels were encapsulated using a hot press bonding technique. The experimental results showed that both discrete droplets and laminar flows could be obtained in the device.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10754/303135
UR - http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s00542-011-1410-z
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84861532251&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s00542-011-1410-z
DO - 10.1007/s00542-011-1410-z
M3 - Article
VL - 18
SP - 373
EP - 379
JO - Microsystem Technologies
JF - Microsystem Technologies
SN - 0946-7076
IS - 3
ER -