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PDMS bonding.,
2006-06-10
g.balsubra manian
2006-06-12
Joseph Grogan
2006-06-13
Gareth Jenkins
2006-06-13
Joseph Grogan
2006-06-14
Gareth Jenkins
2006-06-14
Joseph Grogan
2006-06-13
Ali Bhagat
2006-06-15
Gareth Jenkins
2006-06-13
lumiaoÂÀÃç
2006-06-15
huy vo
PDMS bonding.,
Gareth Jenkins
2006-06-15
The hotplate does seem to improve bonding a lot.
I now use the HCl treatment prior to oxidation, methanol (for alignment
between glass and PDMS), and hotplate at 85C. So far 100% success!
Thanks for all the tips.

Gareth

Ali Bhagat wrote:
> Yes Bala, bonding occurs almost immediately after the surfaces get into
> contact. After coming in contact, place the device on a 85C hotplate for
> about 2 hours to get good results.
>
> -Ali-


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