Indexed by: Journal paper

Document Code: 201

First Author: Zhenhua Liu Wenchao Xu Zining Hou,Zhigang Wu

Correspondence Author: Zhigang Wu

Co-author: Zhenhua Liu 1, Wenchao Xu 1, Zining Hou 1,Zhigang Wu 1,2,*

Journal: micromachines

Included Journals: SCI

Discipline: Engineering

First-Level Discipline: Mechanical Engineering

Funded by: 湖北省自然科学基金No.2015CFA110；国家自然科学基金No.51575216；

Document Type: J

Volume: 7

Issue: 11

Page Number: 1-13

ISSN No.: 2072-666X

Key Words: prototyping technique; microfluidics; soft lithography; ultraviolet (UV) laser direct writing

Date of Publication: 2016-11-08

Abstract: In microfluidic device prototyping, master fabrication by traditional photolithography is expensive and time-consuming, especially when the design requires being repeatedly modified to achieve a satisfactory performance. By introducing a high-performance/cost-ratio laser to the traditional soft lithography, this paper describes a flexible and rapid prototyping technique for microfluidics. An ultraviolet (UV) laser directly writes on the photoresist without a photomask, which is suitable for master fabrication. By eliminating the constraints of fixed patterns in the traditional photomask when

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