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Jan, 2007

Improved wettability of a fluoropolymer from a simple combination of surface modifications using a plasma and surfactant

JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 1-REGULAR PAPERS BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS & REVIEW PAPERS
  • Takashi Abe
  • ,
  • Masahiro Matsumoto

Volume
46
Number
1
First page
367
Last page
369
Language
English
Publishing type
Research paper (scientific journal)
DOI
10.1143/JJAP.46.367
Publisher
INST PURE APPLIED PHYSICS

Wettability control and bonding of fluoropolymers are important in the microfabrication of microfluidic devices. Here, we demonstrate a process that combines a unique plasma surface modification with surfactant. We employed a tetrafluoro-ethylene-hexafluoropropylene copolymer (PFA) plate dipped into a surfactant solution and briefly exposed to oxygen plasma. We discovered that the contact angle of water on a PFA plate depends on volatility of the surfactant. With this treatment, direct bonding between the PFA plates occurred under low temperature conditions. Finally, we demonstrated the micropatterning of the plate with a shadow mask.

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https://doi.org/10.1143/JJAP.46.367
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https://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=JSTA_CEL&SrcApp=J_Gate_JST&DestLinkType=FullRecord&KeyUT=WOS:000243858500079&DestApp=WOS_CPL
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  • DOI : 10.1143/JJAP.46.367
  • ISSN : 0021-4922
  • Web of Science ID : WOS:000243858500079

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