Fabrication of 3D microreactor structures embedded in photosensitive glass by femtosecond laser

  • Masashi Masuda*
  • , Koji Sugioka
  • , Ya Cheng
  • , Masako Kawachi
  • , Kazuhiko Shihoyama
  • , Koichi Toyoda
  • , Katsumi Midorikawa
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We show that femtosecond laser enables us to produce true three-dimensional (3-D) microstructures embedded in a photosensitive glass, which has superior properties on transparency, hardness, chemical and thermal resistances. After exposure of the focused laser beam, the latent images are written. Modified regions are developed by a post baking process and then preferentially etched away in dilute solution of hydrofluoric (HF) acid solution in an ultrasonic bath at room temperature. The contrast ratio in etching selectivity is examined for different concentration of HF solution. Based on this result, a freely movable microplate which has a function of micro valve in the microreactor is fabricated inside the glass.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)98-102
Number of pages5
JournalProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume5063
DOIs
StatePublished - 2003
Externally publishedYes
EventFourth International Symposium on Laser Precision Microfabrication - Munich, Germany
Duration: 21 Jun 200324 Jun 2003

Keywords

  • Femtosecond laser
  • Microreactor
  • Photosensitive glass
  • μ-TAS

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