Novel methods to pattern polymers for microfluidics

We present two novel methods for the preparation of arbitrary micro-scale patterns of polymers on surfaces with pre-defined topography. While photosensitive polymers are used commonly together with optical lithography, the methods presented can be used for nonphotostructurable polymers and where spi...

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Autores: Martín, C., Llobera, Andreu, Leïchlé, T., Villanueva, Geronimo L., Voigt, A., Fakhfouri, V., Kim, J. Y., Berthet, N., Bausells, Joan, Gruetzner, G., Nicu, L., Bruegger, Juergen, Perez Murano, Francesc X.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/7708
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/7708
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Liquid spotter
Microfluidics
Hydrophobic barriers
Soft-lithography
Ink-jet
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Sumario:We present two novel methods for the preparation of arbitrary micro-scale patterns of polymers on surfaces with pre-defined topography. While photosensitive polymers are used commonly together with optical lithography, the methods presented can be used for nonphotostructurable polymers and where spin-coating cannot be performed. As demonstrator of the viability of the proposed fabrication process, they have been applied for the definition of hydrophobic barriers on a microfluidics network, which is dedicated to selectively dispense liquid to a spotting device consisting of 12 silicon microcantilevers.