METHOD FOR FABRICATING THERMOPLASTIC FLUIDIC DEVICES BY OROGENIC GROWTH AND FLUIDIC DEVICES MANUFACTURED THEREBY

摘要

A new process enabling rapid and efficient desktop manufacturing of microfluidic devices fabricated from thermoplastic substrates utilizing the selective irreversible swelling of thermoplastic polymer when exposed to suitable solvent makes it possible to produce micro- or nano-fluidic devices with outstanding bonding and collapse free micro- or nano-structures.

主权项

1. A method for manufacturing devices, comprising:
masking a first substrate comprising a thermoplastic polymer; exposing the masked first substrate to a solvent so that the thermoplastic polymer exposed to the solvent swells and grows in height; and bonding the first substrate with a second substrate.