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Key Elements of A Transparent Teflon® Microfluidic System

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Micro Total Analysis Systems ’98

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The development of high aspect ratio polymer (HARP) microstructures, 3-D microstereolithography, freestanding cantilevers of polymers, and a selective hermetic sealing are presented for a transparent fluoropolymer based microfluidic system. As the adhesion of microstructures is an important failure mechanism in surface micromachined devices, solving surface interface problems between the wall of microchannel and complex biofluid is a critical issue in bioMEMS. Fluoropolymers are not only inert to most solvents and chemicals, but also have low surface energy and high biocompatibility. These characteristics of fluoropolymers offer significant advantages for developing fast biofluidic analytic systems with micro-scale ‘labs on chip’ integration.

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  1. Berkeley Sensor & Actuator Center Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA

    L. P. Lee, S. A. Berger, L. Pruitt & D. Liepmann

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  1. L. P. Lee
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  1. Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

    D. Jed Harrison

  2. MESA Research Institute, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands

    Albert van den Berg

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Lee, L.P., Berger, S.A., Pruitt, L., Liepmann, D. (1998). Key Elements of A Transparent Teflon® Microfluidic System. In: Harrison, D.J., van den Berg, A. (eds) Micro Total Analysis Systems ’98. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5286-0_58

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