Polymer micro-cantilever with probe tip and method for making same

摘要

A micro-cantilever includes a base, a micro-cantilever beam and a tip. The micro-cantilever beam extends outwardly from the base and is constructed from a material including a thermoplastic polymer material. The micro-cantilever beam has a distal end opposite the base. The tip extends transversely from the distal end. The tip is constructed from a material including a thermoplastic polymer material and is integrated with the micro-cantilever beam. To make a micro-cantilever, a mold defining a cavity having a geometry of a micro-cantilever is formed and an indentation corresponding to an image of a probe tip is formed in the mold. Molten thermoplastic is injected into the mold.