Photolithography as a tool to fabricate polymeric flow chambers for in-vitro cellular applications

Author

Bucaro, Michael A. ; Calvert, Jeffrey M. ; Rudolph, Alan S. ; Spargo, Barry ; Kapur, Dr Ravi

Author_Institution

Sch. of Eng. & Appl. Sci., Virginia Univ., Charlottesville, VA, USA

fYear

1997

fDate

4-6 Apr 1997

Firstpage

217

Lastpage

219

Abstract

A modified photolithographic approach to fabricating optically clear, 10 μm and above wide multiple channels in biomedically relevant polymers like poly(dimethyl-siloxalane) is described. This approach allows control of size and shape of the channels and vessel wall architecture. Elimination of wet etchants, such as hydrofluoric acid, enables better control on the chemistry and surface topography of the formed channels

Keywords

biological techniques; cellular biophysics; photolithography; polymers; 10 mum; HF; biomedically relevant polymers; in-vitro cellular applications; modified photolithographic approach; optically clear multiple channels fabrication; poly(dimethyl-siloxalane); polymeric flow chambers fabrication; surface topography; vessel wall architecture; wet etchants; Biomedical engineering; Cells (biology); Fabrication; Geometry; Glass; In vitro; Laboratories; Lithography; Optical polymers; Shape control;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Biomedical Engineering Conference, 1997., Proceedings of the 1997 Sixteenth Southern

Conference_Location

Biloxi, MS

ISSN

1086-4105

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3869-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SBEC.1997.583259

Filename

583259