dc.contributor.author |
Attia, Usama M. |
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dc.contributor.author |
Alcock, Jeffrey R. |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2011-05-06T23:09:33Z |
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dc.date.available |
2011-05-06T23:09:33Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2010-04-14T00:00:00Z |
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dc.identifier.citation |
U.M. Attia, J.R. Alcock, A process chain for integrating microfluidic interconnection elements by micro-
overmoulding of thermoplastic elastomers, Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Volume 20, Issue 5, 2010, Paper Number 055017 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0960-1317 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0960-1317/20/5/055017 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/5300 |
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dc.description.abstract |
This paper presents a process chain for in-line integration of microfluidic
interconnection elements by a variant of micro-injection moulding (mu IM). A
SEBS-based thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) was moulded over polymethylmethacrylate
(PMMA) to produce a hybrid microfluidic structure with an aspect ratio of 2. The
process chain implemented micro-milling for fabricating micro-structured tool
inserts, and mu IM and micro-overmoulding was used for replication. A two-plate
mould was used for moulding the substrate, whilst a three-plate mould with a
replaceable insert was used for TPE overmoulding. The presented application was
an interconnect system for a microfluidic device, which enabled direct fitting
of standard tubes into microfluidic substrates. A leakage test showed that the
interconnection was leak-proof within a range of flow rates between 0.32 and
0.62 ml min(-1). |
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en_UK |
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dc.publisher |
Institute of Physics Publishing; 1999 |
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dc.subject |
hybrid microstructures technologies replication |
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dc.title |
A process chain for integrating microfluidic interconnection elements by micro-
overmoulding of thermoplastic elastomers |
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dc.type |
Article |
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