TY - GEN
T1 - A novel technique to cover microfluidic systems with parylene-C
AU - Zhu, Jie
AU - Wang, Ziyu
AU - Qiu, Xiaotun
AU - Oiler, Jonathon
AU - Yu, Cunjiang
AU - Wang, Gaofeng
AU - Yu, Hongyu
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - This paper describes a novel technique for covering microfluidic systems using Parylene-C. Microfluidic systems consisting of micro channels and reservoirs need to be covered to protect or isolate liquid samples from the environment. Thick photoresist and wax are employed as the sacrificial layers in the enclosed micro channels and reservoirs before Parylene-C sealing. The results show that the melted wax improves adherence on a flat and neat Parylene-C film cover and can greatly benefit the mass production. After removing the sacrificial layers, Parylene-C is heated to 120°C to change the residual stress of Parylene-C film to strongly tensile for a flatter surface.
AB - This paper describes a novel technique for covering microfluidic systems using Parylene-C. Microfluidic systems consisting of micro channels and reservoirs need to be covered to protect or isolate liquid samples from the environment. Thick photoresist and wax are employed as the sacrificial layers in the enclosed micro channels and reservoirs before Parylene-C sealing. The results show that the melted wax improves adherence on a flat and neat Parylene-C film cover and can greatly benefit the mass production. After removing the sacrificial layers, Parylene-C is heated to 120°C to change the residual stress of Parylene-C film to strongly tensile for a flatter surface.
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U2 - 10.1109/NEMS.2010.5592209
DO - 10.1109/NEMS.2010.5592209
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:78649253975
SN - 9781424465439
T3 - 2010 IEEE 5th International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems, NEMS 2010
SP - 840
EP - 843
BT - 2010 IEEE 5th International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems, NEMS 2010
T2 - 5th IEEE International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems, NEMS 2010
Y2 - 20 January 2010 through 23 January 2010
ER -