Fabrication of novel transparent inorganic polymer derived microchannels and application for photopolymerization

Kyoung Ik Min, Jun Hong Park, Lan Young Hong, Dong Pyo Kim

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Abstract

The present work describes fabrication of novel inorganic microfluidic channels derived from commercially available inorganic polymer allylhydridopolycarbosilane (AHPCS) by UV imprinting lithography process. The UV transparency and solvent resistance of the microfluidic channels was measured when the polymer was cured at various conditions. The microchannel cured at 160 °C for 3 h showed excellent transparency, especially in visible region. The photopolymerization of trimethylolpropanetriacrylate (TMPTA) in the microchannel resulted in greater yield and 20 times faster reaction than that in batch process. These preliminary results demonstrated that novel AHPCS derived microchannel can be useful as an alternative platform for optical and photochemical microfluidic devices.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7215-7219
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Volume9
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2009

Keywords

  • Inorganic polymer
  • Micro reactor
  • Photo polymerization
  • Soft lithography

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