Title :
Aligning system for the in-situ microfabrication of multiple microstructures
Author :
Kim, Jeong Yun ; Baek, Ju Yeoul ; Chang, HoJung ; Lee, SangHoon
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Dankook Univ., Cheonan, South Korea
Abstract :
We proposed in this paper the aligning system for the sequential in-situ photo-polymerization to build the microstructures inside the PDMS-based microfluidic platform. Using the aligning system, we fabricated two example microsystems. The one is the passive microvalve for the delivery of fluid in micro scale volume, and the other is the microvalve which is responsive to the pH. The results demonstrated the feasibility that multiple structures having different structures can be built in a simple and cost effective way.
Keywords :
biological techniques; microfluidics; microvalves; photochemistry; polymerisation; PDMS-based microfluidic platform; aligning system; fluid delivery; in-situ microfabrication; in-situ photo-polymerization; micro scale volume; microsystems passive microvalve; multiple microstructure; pH; Biomedical engineering; Costs; Fabrication; Microfluidics; Microstructure; Microvalves; Monitoring; Polymers; Pumps; Valves; Aligning System; PDMS; in-situ Photopolymerization;
Conference_Titel :
Microtechnology in Medicine and Biology, 2005. 3rd IEEE/EMBS Special Topic Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8711-2
DOI :
10.1109/MMB.2005.1548459