Title:
成層マイクロ流体構造および成層高分子マイクロ流体構造を形成する方法
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP4516606
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
A method for making a polymeric microfluidic structure in which two or more components (layers) of the microfluidic structure are fixedly bonded or laminated with a weak solvent bonding agent, particularly acetonitrile or a mixture of acetonitrile and alcohol. In an aspect, acetonitrile can be used as a weak solvent bonding agent to enclose a microstructure fabricated in or on a non-elastomeric polymer such as polystyrene, polycarbonate, acrylic or other linear polymer to form a three-dimensional microfluidic network. The method involves the steps of wetting at least one of the opposing surfaces of the polymeric substrate components with the weak solvent bonding agent in a given, lower temperature range, adjacently contacting the opposing surfaces, and thermally activating the bonding agent at a higher temperature than the lower temperature range for a given period of time. The contacted polymeric substrates may also be aligned prior to thermal activation and compressed during thermal activation. A laminated, polymeric microfluidic structure is also disclosed.
Inventors:
Butterfly pen
Lincoln Sea Young
Lincoln Sea Young
Application Number:
JP2007536663A
Publication Date:
August 04, 2010
Filing Date:
October 13, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Rheonix, Inc.
International Classes:
G01N35/08; B01J19/00; B81B1/00; B81C1/00; C09J5/02; C09J11/06; F15C5/00; G01N37/00; C09J125/06; C09J133/00; C09J169/00
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2003139662A | ||||
| JP2004231942A |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Takuji Yamada
Mitsuo Tanaka
Masahiro Ishino
Mikio Takeuchi
Haruo Nakano
Kawabata Junichi
Mitsuo Tanaka
Masahiro Ishino
Mikio Takeuchi
Haruo Nakano
Kawabata Junichi