Abstract
A new technology for rapid prototyping of lab-on-chip devices is described. Direct write of a near-infrared femtosecond laser forms three-dimensional (3D) latent images inside photostructurable glass. Modified regions are developed by a post-annealing and then preferentially etched away in dilute hydrofluoric acid solution with an etching selectivity of 40-50 times, resulting in the formation of true 3D hollow microstructures inside the glass. Microfluidic structures with microcells and microchannels embedded in the glass are fabricated by this technique.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 815-817 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing |
| Volume | 79 |
| Issue number | 4-6 |
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| State | Published - 2004 |
| Externally published | Yes |