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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Microfluidics
  • Nanotechnology

Background:

  • Nanofluidic structures are crucial for lab-on-chips in biomedical and environmental fields.
  • Soft lithography with poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) is common for low-cost device fabrication.
  • Fabricating shallow nanochannels faces challenges like 'roof collapse' during sealing.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a fabrication method that prevents roof collapse in shallow nanofluidic channels.
  • To maintain device functionality and reproducibility for sub-100 nm structures.
  • To improve fabrication yield and reduce costs for polymeric lab-on-chips.

Main Methods:

  • Focused drop-casting of hard PDMS (h-PDMS) onto nanostructured regions.
  • Optical microscopy to verify the absence of roof collapse and cracks.
  • Atomic force microscopy (AFM) to analyze critical region geometry.
  • Electrical resistance measurements of nanochannels.

Main Results:

  • The focused h-PDMS method successfully prevented roof collapse in shallow nanochannels.
  • Reproducible fabrication of devices with sub-100 nm structures was achieved.
  • No significant increase in deep cracks was observed compared to full h-PDMS devices.
  • Measured electrical resistance correlated with geometric estimates.

Conclusions:

  • Focused drop-casting of h-PDMS is an effective strategy to overcome roof collapse in nanofluidic devices.
  • This technique enhances the reliability and yield of fabricating complex polymeric lab-on-chips.
  • The method offers a simple, cost-effective solution for producing sub-100 nm nanofluidic structures.