Microfluidic channels fabricated from poly(vinylmethylsiloxane) networks that resist swelling by organic solvents
Robin L Mays1, Michael D Dickey, Jan Genzer
1Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA. mddickey@ncsu.edu Jan_Genzer@ncsu.edu.
Lab on a Chip
|October 4, 2013
Abstract:
This paper describes the use of poly(vinylmethylsiloxane) (PVMS) networks for fabricating microfluidic channels that resist swelling in the presence of organic solvents, thus providing a versatile alternative to poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS). In particular, we demonstrate that in contrast to PDMS microchannels, the UV-treated PVMS structures exhibit high resistance to swelling by toluene.
