Using femtosecond laser to fabricate highly precise interior three-dimensional microstructures in polymeric flow chip

作者:Lee Chia Yu; Chang Ting Chou; Wang Shau Chun*; Chien Chih Wei; Cheng Chung Wei
来源:Biomicrofluidics, 2010, 4(4): 046502.
DOI:10.1063/1.3504970

摘要

This paper reports using femtosecond laser marker to fabricate the three-dimensional interior microstructures in one closed flow channel of plastic substrate. Strip-like slots in the dimensions of 800 mu m X 400 mu m X 65 mu m were ablated with pulse Ti:sapphire laser at 800 nm (pulse duration of similar to 120 fs with 1 kHz repetition rate) on acrylic slide. After ablation, defocused beams were used to finish the surface of microstructures. Having finally polished with sonication, the laser fabricated structures are highly precise with the arithmetic roughness of 1.5 and 4.5 nm. Fabricating such highly precise microstructures cannot be accomplished with nanosecond laser marking or other mechanical drilling methods. In addition, since laser ablation can directly engrave interior microstructures in one closed chip, glue smearing problems to damage molded microstructures possibly to occur during the chip sealing procedures can be avoided too.

  • 出版日期2010-12