2018
DOI: 10.1101/450544
|View full text |Cite
Preprint
|
Sign up to set email alerts
|

On-ratio PDMS bonding for multilayer microfluidic device fabrication

Abstract: Integrated elastomeric valves, also referred to as Quake valves, enable precise control and manipulation of fluid within microfluidic devices. Fabrication of such valves requires bonding of multiple layers of the silicone polymer polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS). The conventional method for PDMS-PDMS bonding is to use varied base to crosslinking agent ratios between layers, typically 20:1 and 5:1. This bonding technique, known as "off-ratio bonding," provides strong, effective PDMS-PDMS bonding for multi-layer soft… Show more

Help me understand this report
View published versions

Search citation statements

Order By: Relevance

Paper Sections

Select...
1
1

Citation Types

0
2
0

Year Published

2019
2019
2022
2022

Publication Types

Select...
1
1
1

Relationship

2
1

Authors

Journals

citations
Cited by 3 publications
(2 citation statements)
references
References 25 publications
0
2
0
Order By: Relevance
“…Devices were fabricated by multilayer soft lithography ( Unger et al, 2000 ). On-ratio 10:1 base:crosslinker RTV615A PDMS (Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., Waterford, NY) was used for both layers, and layer bonding was performed by partial curing, followed by alignment, then full curing ( Lai et al, 2019 ). To prevent PDMS adhesion to the molds, the molds were silanized by exposure to trichloromethlysilane (Sigma-Aldrich, St. Louis, MO) vapor under vacuum for 20 min.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Devices were fabricated by multilayer soft lithography ( Unger et al, 2000 ). On-ratio 10:1 base:crosslinker RTV615A PDMS (Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., Waterford, NY) was used for both layers, and layer bonding was performed by partial curing, followed by alignment, then full curing ( Lai et al, 2019 ). To prevent PDMS adhesion to the molds, the molds were silanized by exposure to trichloromethlysilane (Sigma-Aldrich, St. Louis, MO) vapor under vacuum for 20 min.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The process of fabricating the microlens grating array is shown in Figure 3, and there are four main steps: PDMS material preparation process, primary replication process, anti-adhesive treatment process, and secondary replication process. The PDMS material preparation is the basis for all other processes, different pre-polymer to curing agent ratios significantly affect the refractive index, reflectivity and dispersion of PDMS polymers 40 ; Primary replication process is to fabricate the microlens array elastic mode; Anti-adhesive treatment process is to coat the microlens array elastic mode with antiadhesive coating, using molecular vapor deposition (MVD);Secondary replication is done by using the microlens array elastic inversion and diffraction grating with anti-adhesion treatment as a template for the finished microlens grating array.…”
Section: Fabricationmentioning
confidence: 99%