Ben Azouz, Aymen, Vázquez, Mercedes ORCID: 0000-0002-9770-5562, Paull, Brett and Brabazon, Dermot ORCID: 0000-0003-3214-6381 (2012) Laser processing of quartz for microfluidic device fabrication. Advanced Materials Research, 445 . pp. 436-441. ISSN 1662-8985
Abstract
This paper presents a fast fabrication process of microfluidic channels with quartz substrates. Microchannels were ablated on the surface of quartz samples with a CO2 laser. Double sided Pressure Sensitive Adhesive (PSA) was applied to bond the samples with scribed microchannels to flat glass sheets. Dimensions of the fabricated channels were characterised with optical microscopy and laser profilometry. The recorded data was modelled with a Box—Behnken experiment design using Response Surface Methodology. Characterisation included also the measurement of optical transmission through the processed glass and measurement of flow rate through the fabricated channels. With an average width of 165 pm and depth of 280pm, fabricated channels had appropriate dimensions for a range of microfluidic applications. A significant width of the laser processed channels provided 100% transmission for a wide range of the optical spectrum. These fabricated channels were also shown to not significantly retard the fluid flow rate thus making these channels applicable for integration into numerous detection systems for chemical separation applications.
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Item Type: | Article (Published) |
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Refereed: | Yes |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Microfluidic devices; Quartz; Separation science |
Subjects: | Engineering > Mechanical engineering |
DCU Faculties and Centres: | DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Engineering and Computing > School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering |
Publisher: | Scientific.net |
Official URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.4... |
Copyright Information: | © 2012 Scientific.net |
Use License: | This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License |
ID Code: | 20486 |
Deposited On: | 18 Feb 2015 15:00 by Fran Callaghan . Last Modified 20 Sep 2018 10:08 |
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