Method of fabricating microfluidic systems
US8852526B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 10, 2009 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 10, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T436/11
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of fabricating a microfluidic system having microfluidic channels on a surface of a hydrophilic substrate, the method including the steps of: hydrophobizing the substrate surface; locating a mask defining the substrate surface, the mask having open areas defining the periphery of the microfluidic channels; and applying an irradiation treatment to areas of the substrate surface exposed by the open areas of the mask, said exposed areas becoming hydrophilic to therefore form said microfluidic channels.
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