Title
Formation of Embedded Microstructures by Thermal Activated Solvent Bonding
Abstract
We present a thermal activated solvent bonding technique for the formation of embedded microstrucutres in polymer. It is based on the temperature dependent solubility of polymer in a liquid that is not a solvent at room temperature. With thermal activation, the liquid is transformed into a solvent of the polymer, creating a bonding capability through segmental or chain interdiffusion at the bonding interface. The technique has advantages over the more commonly used thermal bonding due to its much lower operation temperature (30 °C lower than the material's Tg), lower load, as well as shorter time. Lap shear test indicated bonding shear strength of up to 2.9 MPa. Leak test based on the bubble emission technique showed that the bonded microfluidic device can withstand at least 6 bars (87 psi) of internal pressure (gauge) in the microchannel. This technique can be applied to other systems of polymer and solvent.
Year
Venue
Keywords
2008
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
room temperature,shear strength,microstructures
Field
DocType
Volume
Composite material,Polymer,Microstructure,Shear strength,Anodic bonding,Electronic engineering,Microchannel,Solubility,Solvent,Materials science,Direct shear test
Journal
abs/0802.3
ISSN
Citations 
PageRank 
Dans Symposium on Design, Test, Integration and Packaging of MEMS/MOEMS - DTIP 2007, Stresa, lago Maggiore : Italie (2007)
0
0.34
References 
Authors
0
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Sum Huan Ng100.68
R.-T. Tjeung200.34
Z.-F. Wang300.34
A. C. W. Lu400.34
I. Rodriguez500.34
N. F. de Rooij611.50