Integrating membranes into microfluidic chips expands applications in many fields. A key
challenge in fabrication of membrane-integrated microfluidic chips is the effective bonding of …

Microfluidic platform is an enabling technology for a wide range of applications such as life
science research, material synthesis, drug discovery and environmental monitoring and …

The effect of air plasma exposure time on the surface energies and acid-base characteristics
of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) particles was studied. Polymerized PDMS powder was …

The contact angle measurements have shown that polydimethyl siloxane (PDMS) surfaces
treated by air plasma can recover up to about 40% of its hydrophobic nature in less than …

Over the last decade, researchers have developed a variety of new analytical and clinical
diagnostic devices. These devices are predominantly based on microfluidic technologies …

This review focuses on advances reported from April 2009 to May 2011 in PDMS surface
modifications for the application in microfluidic devices. PDMS surface modification …

The surface modification technique is applied in microfluidic devices to modify wettability
and achieve different flow velocities. Currently available methods for poly …

A protein-resistant surface has been constructed on the poly (methyl methacrylate)(PMMA)
microfluidic chips based on a one-step modification. The copolymer of butyl methacrylate …

Poly (dimethylsiloxane)(PDMS) is an inherently hydrophobic material widely used in
microfluidic and lab-on-a-chip devices. In this work, plasma-induced surface nanostructuring …

Proper bonding technique is investigated to achieve leakage-free surface-driven capillary
flow in polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) microfluidic devices. SU-8-based silicon stamp is …