title: Fabrication of submicron scale patterned plastic thin film fluidic devices with controllable thickness.
abstract: We present a soft-lithography based method to fabricate plastic thin film fluidic devices on glass and plastic substrates. Principles of soft-lithography and spin casting were used to generate the films. The thickness of these films is controllable and the patterns we have generated have submicron scale dimensions. By using commercially available compact disc (CD) components as molds, we have been able to generate parallel line and cross patterns on these thin films. These patterned films could be lifted from the substrates and further folded into rolls.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, Assam 781 039, India.
authors.forename: Pompi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hazarika
authors.forename: Devasish
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chowdhury
authors.forename: Arun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chattopadhyay
mesh_terms: D005898:Glass / Q000737:chemistry; D044085:Microfluidics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008853:Microscopy / Q000379:methods; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force; D011076:Polycarboxylate Cement / Q000737:chemistry*; D011137:Polystyrenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D011327:Printing / Q000379:methods; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
chemical_list: D011076:Polycarboxylate Cement; D011137:Polystyrenes; C005506:polycarbonate