Rapid, low cost fabrication of circular cross-section microchannels by thermal air molding

Thanh Qua Nguyen; Woo Tae Park

doi:10.1109/MEMSYS.2015.7050960

Rapid, low cost fabrication of circular cross-section microchannels by thermal air molding

Thanh Qua Nguyen, Woo Tae Park

Dept. of Mechanical & Automotive Engineering

Seoul National University of Science and Technology (SNUST)

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Abstract

This paper demonstrates a simple fabrication process of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) circular cross section microfluidic channels by using a PDMS master mold and thermal air molding. Based on this technique, circular cross section microchannel can be easily produced in a wide range of dimensions from 10 μm to 500 μm with simple bench top equipment. This technique can create perfect circular channels without any plasma activated bonding and alignment process. We can also apply this technique to fabricate circular shape microchannel network for mimicking the vascular system, micro concaves for spheroid culture, micro nozzles for droplet generation, and micro patch clamps for cell immobilization.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2015 28th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2015
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	348-350
Number of pages	3
Edition	February
ISBN (Electronic)	9781479979554
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/MEMSYS.2015.7050960
State	Published - 26 Feb 2015
Event	2015 28th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2015 - Estoril, Portugal Duration: 18 Jan 2015 → 22 Jan 2015

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Name	Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)
Number	February
Volume	2015-February
ISSN (Print)	1084-6999

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Conference	2015 28th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2015
Country/Territory	Portugal
City	Estoril
Period	18/01/15 → 22/01/15

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Nguyen, T. Q., & Park, W. T. (2015). Rapid, low cost fabrication of circular cross-section microchannels by thermal air molding. In 2015 28th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2015 (February ed., pp. 348-350). Article 7050960 (Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS); Vol. 2015-February, No. February). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/MEMSYS.2015.7050960

Nguyen, Thanh Qua ; Park, Woo Tae. / Rapid, low cost fabrication of circular cross-section microchannels by thermal air molding. 2015 28th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2015. February. ed. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015. pp. 348-350 (Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS); February).

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Nguyen, TQ & Park, WT 2015, Rapid, low cost fabrication of circular cross-section microchannels by thermal air molding. in 2015 28th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2015. February edn, 7050960, Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS), no. February, vol. 2015-February, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 348-350, 2015 28th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2015, Estoril, Portugal, 18/01/15. https://doi.org/10.1109/MEMSYS.2015.7050960

Rapid, low cost fabrication of circular cross-section microchannels by thermal air molding. / Nguyen, Thanh Qua; Park, Woo Tae.
2015 28th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2015. February. ed. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015. p. 348-350 7050960 (Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS); Vol. 2015-February, No. February).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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