Microfabricated devices with coated or modified surface and method of making same
US8945478B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 24, 2007 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 2, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01L2300/165
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A microfabricated device or component thereof, such as microfluidics or nanofluidics device having a uniform non-wetting or non-absorbing polymeric coating or surface modification formed on a surface thereof by ionization or activation technology such as plasma processing, to produce a surface energy of less than 15 mNm−1. The treatment enhances the free-flowing properties of a liquid through the device during use.
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