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THERMOPLASTICS ELASTOMERS FOR MICROFLUIDICS VALVING AND MIXING, TOWARD HIGH- THROUGHPUT FABRICATION OF MULTILAYERS DEVICES

Emmanuel Roy, Teodor Veres

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Multilayer soft lithography of PDMS is a well-known technique for the fabrication of complex fluidic functions. However, the process is inadequate for industrial applications. Using styrenic thermoplastic elastomers, we report a rapid prototyping technique for the fabrication, the assembling and the integration of pneumatically driven valves, pumps and mixers in a multilayer microfluidic device made fully in thermoplastic. Layers were fabricated by hot embossing lithography.

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Multilayer soft lithography of PDMS is a well-known technique for the fabrication of complex fluidic functions. However, the process is inadequate for industrial applications. Using styrenic thermoplastic elastomers, we report a rapid prototyping technique for the fabrication, the assembling and the integration of pneumatically driven valves, pumps and mixers in a multilayer microfluidic device made fully in thermoplastic. Layers were fabricated by hot embossing lithography.

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Multilayer soft lithography of PDMS is a well-known technique for the fabrication of complex fluidic functions. However, the process is inadequate for industrial applications. Using styrenic thermoplastic elastomers, we report a rapid prototyping technique for the fabrication, the assembling and the integration of pneumatically driven valves, pumps and mixers in a multilayer microfluidic device made fully in thermoplastic. Layers were fabricated by hot embossing lithography.

Key concepts: Fabrication, Microfluidics, Materials science, Soft lithography, Embossing, Thermoplastic elastomer, Elastomer, Fluidics

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