Title
Thermoplastic fusion bonding using a pressure-assisted boiling point control system
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-21-2012
Abstract
A novel thermoplastic fusion bonding method using a pressure-assisted boiling point (PABP) control system was developed to apply precise temperatures and pressures during bonding. Hot embossed polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) components containing microchannels were sealed using the PABP system. Very low aspect ratio structures (AR = 1/100, 10 μm in depth and 1000 μm in width) were successfully sealed without collapse or deformation. The integrity and strength of the bonds on the sealed PMMA devices were evaluated using leakage and rupture tests; no leaks were detected and failure during the rupture tests occurred at pressures greater than 496 kPa. The PABP system was used to seal 3D shaped flexible PMMA devices successfully.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Lab on a chip
First Page
2799
Last Page
802
Recommended Citation
Park, T., Song, I., Park, D. S., You, B. H., & Murphy, M. C. (2012). Thermoplastic fusion bonding using a pressure-assisted boiling point control system. Lab on a chip, 12 (16), 2799-802. https://doi.org/10.1039/c2lc40252a