In situ curing of sliding SU-8 droplet over a microcontact printed pattern for tunable fabrication of a polydimethylsiloxane nanoslit

Chang Beom Kim, Honggu Chun, Jaehun Chung, Kwang Ho Lee, Jeong Hoon Lee, Ki Bong Song, Sang Hoon Lee

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Abstract

A tunable process for polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) nanoslit fabrication is developed for nanofluidic applications. A microcontact printing (μCP) of a laterally spreading self-assembled hexadecanethiol (HDT) layer, combined with in situ curing of a sliding SU-8 droplet, enables precise and independent tuning of a nanoslit-mold width and height using a single μCP master mold. The SU-8 nanoslit-mold is replicated using a hard-soft composite PDMS to prevent channel collapse at low (<0.2) aspect ratio (height over width). The fluidic characteristics as well as dimensions of nanoslits fabricated with various conditions are analyzed using a fluorescein sample and AFM images. Finally, concentration polarization-based sample preconcentration is successfully demonstrated at the nanoslit boundary where an electric double-layer is overlapped.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7221-7226
Number of pages6
JournalAnalytical chemistry
Volume83
Issue number18
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011 Sept 15

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Analytical Chemistry

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