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TY - JOUR
T1 - Microplasma patterning of bonded microchannels using high-precision "injected" electrodes
AU - Priest, Craig
AU - Gruner, Philipp J.
AU - Szili, Endre J.
AU - Al-Bataineh, Sameer A.
AU - Bradley, James W.
AU - Ralston, John
AU - Steele, David A.
AU - Short, Robert D.
PY - 2011/2/7
Y1 - 2011/2/7
N2 - A rapid, high-precision method for localised plasma-treatment of bonded PDMS microchannels is demonstrated. Patterned electrodes were prepared by injection of molten gallium into preformed microchannel guides. The electrode guides were prepared without any additional fabrication steps compared to conventional microchannel fabrication. Alignment of the "injected" electrodes is precisely controlled by the photomask design, rather than positioning accuracy of alignment tools. Surface modification is detected using a fluorescent dye (Rhodamine B), revealing a well-defined micropattern with regions less than 100 mu m along the length of the microchannel.
AB - A rapid, high-precision method for localised plasma-treatment of bonded PDMS microchannels is demonstrated. Patterned electrodes were prepared by injection of molten gallium into preformed microchannel guides. The electrode guides were prepared without any additional fabrication steps compared to conventional microchannel fabrication. Alignment of the "injected" electrodes is precisely controlled by the photomask design, rather than positioning accuracy of alignment tools. Surface modification is detected using a fluorescent dye (Rhodamine B), revealing a well-defined micropattern with regions less than 100 mu m along the length of the microchannel.
KW - MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES
KW - SURFACE MODIFICATION
KW - LIQUID-METAL
KW - ADSORPTION
KW - CHIP
KW - FLOW
KW - POLY(DIMETHYLSILOXANE)
KW - TECHNOLOGY
KW - INTERFACES
KW - DEPOSITION
U2 - 10.1039/c0lc00339e
DO - 10.1039/c0lc00339e
M3 - Journal article
VL - 11
SP - 541
EP - 544
JO - Lab on a Chip
JF - Lab on a Chip
SN - 1473-0197
IS - 3
ER -