Using gallium as a protective layer during a solvent bonding process for lab-scale polymer based microfluidic device fabrication

Marcus Hintermüller, Bernhard Jakoby

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Abstract

A fabrication process for polymeric microfluidic devices using a solvent bonding technique is presented. Liquid gallium is filled into the channels beforehand, in order to keep their structural integrity intact during the bonding process. Due to its melting point just above room temperature, gallium features several advantages compared to other materials used in a similar fashion. The proposed method does not require special equipment and is especially suitable for rapid prototyping on a small academic lab scale.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationConference Proceedings of the 4th Conference on MicroFluidic Handling Systems
Pages152-155
Number of pages4
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2019

Fields of science

  • 202019 High frequency engineering
  • 202021 Industrial electronics
  • 202036 Sensor systems
  • 203017 Micromechanics
  • 202 Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Information Engineering
  • 202027 Mechatronics
  • 202028 Microelectronics
  • 202037 Signal processing

JKU Focus areas

  • Digital Transformation

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