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Hot embossing of plastic microfluidic devices using poly(dimethylsiloxane) molds

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Published 21 December 2010 2011 IOP Publishing Ltd
, , Citation Vasiliy N Goral et al 2011 J. Micromech. Microeng. 21 017002 DOI 10.1088/0960-1317/21/1/017002

0960-1317/21/1/017002

Abstract

We present a poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS)-based hot embossing process for low-cost rapid prototyping of plastic microfluidic devices. Unlike the conventional hot embossing process, the process presented here uses a 2 mm thick PDMS mold, two 3/4" wide binder clips, two standard 1 mm thick 1" × 3" microscope glass slides and a standard laboratory oven. Micro-scale features were successfully replicated in 1.5 mm thick polystyrene slides from various PDMS molds. Also, the PDMS molds can be reused for many replications without any damage.

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