TY - GEN
T1 - Fabrication of microchannels by stereolithography for optical use
AU - Li, Yongli
AU - Brandner, Juergen J.
AU - Hansjosten, Edgar
AU - Anurjew, Eugen
AU - Newport, David
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - In this paper the feasibility of obtaining optical access for micro devices made by stereolithography is investigated, to meet demands set by microfluidic research efforts. A commercially available resin SL5530 was selected for the UV polymerisation process. By optimising the design of the CAD models and the fabrication process, the suitability of the final product was improved for optical metrology. Transparent T-shaped microchannels were manufactured for future application in gas mixing study on interferometric system. Fringes patterns were first obtained from interferometric experiments and then the signals were extracted from the fringes pattern to analyse its suitability.
AB - In this paper the feasibility of obtaining optical access for micro devices made by stereolithography is investigated, to meet demands set by microfluidic research efforts. A commercially available resin SL5530 was selected for the UV polymerisation process. By optimising the design of the CAD models and the fabrication process, the suitability of the final product was improved for optical metrology. Transparent T-shaped microchannels were manufactured for future application in gas mixing study on interferometric system. Fringes patterns were first obtained from interferometric experiments and then the signals were extracted from the fringes pattern to analyse its suitability.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84881393120&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1115/ICNMM2011-58078
DO - 10.1115/ICNMM2011-58078
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84881393120
SN - 9780791844649
T3 - ASME 2011 9th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels, ICNMM 2011
SP - 143
EP - 149
BT - ASME 2011 9th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels, ICNMM 2011
T2 - ASME 2011 9th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels, ICNMM 2011
Y2 - 19 June 2011 through 22 June 2011
ER -