Issue 3, 2003

Multi-layer plastic/glass microfluidic systems containing electrical and mechanical functionality

Abstract

This paper describes an approach for fabricating multi-layer microfluidic systems from a combination of glass and plastic materials. Methods and characterization results for the microfabrication technologies underlying the process flow are presented. The approach is used to fabricate and characterize multi-layer plastic/glass microfluidic systems containing electrical and mechanical functionality. Hot embossing, heat staking of plastics, injection molding, microstenciling of electrodes, and stereolithography were combined with conventional MEMS fabrication techniques to realize the multi-layer systems. The approach enabled the integration of multiple plastic/glass materials into a single monolithic system, provided a solution for the integration of electrical functionality throughout the system, provided a mechanism for the inclusion of microactuators such as micropumps/valves, and provided an interconnect technology for interfacing fluids and electrical components between the micro system and the macro world.

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
24 Feb 2003
Accepted
14 May 2003
First published
18 Jun 2003

Lab Chip, 2003,3, 150-157

Multi-layer plastic/glass microfluidic systems containing electrical and mechanical functionality

A. Han, O. Wang, M. Graff, S. K. Mohanty, T. L. Edwards, K. Han and A. Bruno Frazier, Lab Chip, 2003, 3, 150 DOI: 10.1039/B302118A

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