Flexible and free-standing polymeric membranes with multi-dimensional pores for a microfluidic application

Hyesung Cho, Hyeoncheol Park, Jun Soo Kim, Hosup Jung, Kahp Yang Suh*

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Abstract

We present a simple yet robust method for fabrication of polymeric multiscale stencils having multi-dimensional pores. The key idea of our approach is to use a hierarchical structure as a stamp for the fabrication of multi-dimensional pores in flexible and free-standing polymeric membranes. The polymeric membranes presented here are highly flexible yet sufficiently robust so that they can be firmly free-standing and bend well without structural collapse. As a unique application of the polymeric multiscale stencils, we demonstrate a uniform synthesis of lipid vesicle in various sizes by simply integrating the polymeric membrane in a microfluidic channel.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 16th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2012
PublisherChemical and Biological Microsystems Society
Pages1228-1230
Number of pages3
ISBN (Print)9780979806452
StatePublished - 2012
Event16th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2012 - Okinawa, Japan
Duration: Oct 28 2012Nov 1 2012

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 16th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2012

Conference

Conference16th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2012
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityOkinawa
Period10/28/1211/1/12

Keywords

  • Lipid vesicle
  • Multi-dimensional pores
  • Polymeric membranes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)
  • Bioengineering

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