Micro check valves for integration into polymeric microfluidic devices

• Main Authors: Wong, Kok-Keong, Ho, Soon-Seng, Low, Cassandra Lee-Ngo, Nguyen, Nam-Trung, Truong, Thai-Quang
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/93880; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/7864
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In this paper we describe the design, simulation, fabrication and characterization of micro check valves suitable for integration into polymeric microfluidic devices such as micropumps or test cartridges for biomedical analysis. The valves are fabricated by a polymeric surface micromachining process...