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Gang Chen - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Hot embossing and thermal bonding of poly(methyl methacrylate) microfluidic chips using positive Temperature Coefficient ceramic heater
    Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2011
    Co-Authors: Xia Wang, Luyan Zhang, Gang Chen
    Abstract:

    As a self-regulating heating device, positive Temperature Coefficient ceramic heater was employed for hot embossing and thermal bonding of poly(methyl methacrylate) microfluidic chip because it supplied constant-Temperature heating without electrical control circuits. To emboss a channel plate, a piece of poly(methyl methacrylate) plate was sandwiched between a template and a microscopic glass slide on a positive Temperature Coefficient ceramic heater. All the assembled components were pressed between two elastic press heads of a spring-driven press while a voltage was applied to the heater for 10 min. Subsequently, the embossed poly(methyl methacrylate) plate bearing negative relief of channel networks was bonded with a piece of poly(methyl methacrylate) cover sheet to obtain a complete microchip using a positive Temperature Coefficient ceramic heater and a spring-driven press. High quality microfluidic chips fabricated by using the novel embossing/bonding device were successfully applied in the electrophoretic separation of three cations. Positive Temperature Coefficient ceramic heater indicates great promise for the low-cost production of poly(methyl methacrylate) microchips and should find wide applications in the fabrication of other thermoplastic polymer microfluidic devices.

Aimin Chang - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

Xia Wang - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Hot embossing and thermal bonding of poly(methyl methacrylate) microfluidic chips using positive Temperature Coefficient ceramic heater
    Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2011
    Co-Authors: Xia Wang, Luyan Zhang, Gang Chen
    Abstract:

    As a self-regulating heating device, positive Temperature Coefficient ceramic heater was employed for hot embossing and thermal bonding of poly(methyl methacrylate) microfluidic chip because it supplied constant-Temperature heating without electrical control circuits. To emboss a channel plate, a piece of poly(methyl methacrylate) plate was sandwiched between a template and a microscopic glass slide on a positive Temperature Coefficient ceramic heater. All the assembled components were pressed between two elastic press heads of a spring-driven press while a voltage was applied to the heater for 10 min. Subsequently, the embossed poly(methyl methacrylate) plate bearing negative relief of channel networks was bonded with a piece of poly(methyl methacrylate) cover sheet to obtain a complete microchip using a positive Temperature Coefficient ceramic heater and a spring-driven press. High quality microfluidic chips fabricated by using the novel embossing/bonding device were successfully applied in the electrophoretic separation of three cations. Positive Temperature Coefficient ceramic heater indicates great promise for the low-cost production of poly(methyl methacrylate) microchips and should find wide applications in the fabrication of other thermoplastic polymer microfluidic devices.

Yafei Liu - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

Takao Someya - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.