FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS AND NOVEL METHODS FOR THE FABRICATION OF MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES

摘要

The presently disclosed subject matter provides functional perfluoropolyethe r (PFPE) materials for use in fabricating and utilizing microscale devices, su ch as a microfluidic device. The functional PFPE materials can be used to adher e layers of PFPE materials to one another or to other substrates to form a microscale device. Further, the presently disclosed subject matter provides a method for functionalizing the interior surface of a microfluidic channel and/or a microtiter well. Also the presently disclosed subject matter provid es a method for fabricating a microscale structure through the use of a sacrificial layer of a degradable material.