PDMS

Abstract(#br)Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) coated membranes on a polysulfone (PSf) support were fabricated for propylene recovery from off-gas stream. PDMS coated membrane, however, showed trade-off trends that permeability and selectivity are inversely proportional to each other. Addition of silica nanoparticles of 12–400\u003cce:hsp sp=\"0.25\"/\u003enm size into PDMS matrix enhanced both separation factor and propylene permeance from 5.2 to 7.3 from 31 to 36\u003cce:hsp sp=\"0.25\"/\u003eGPU, respectively. Silica nanoparticles in composite membrane tended to agglomerate with each other.

Abstract(#br)In the proposed simple, disposable forced flow paper chromatographic device the main features of the separation like the analysis of time, separation power were improved. The chromatographic paper strips embedded into a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) block can be considered as an adsorption column, on which the liquid can be pumped. In a single device numerous separations can be performed in multiplex mode. On-capillary spectrophotometric detection is capable to detect the separated zones with good sensitivity.

Abstract(#br)Here we present an elastomeric force sensitive resistor (FSR) made from a porous matrix of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) filled with carbon black. The fabrication process is based on the use of a low cost sacrificial sugar cube scaffold which leads to a highly porous and compressible material. By filling this porous matrix with carbon black we can achieve typical resistance changes from 20 kΩ to 100 Ω for an applied 95% compressive strain. This material is suitable for a wide variety of sensing applications which include tactile artificial skin for robotics and solvent detection.

Abstract(#br)We investigate in this work the formulation of composite resistive pastes based on epoxy resins and graphite for micro-heater manufacturing via thick-film technology. The resistive paste is first screen-printed onto a printed circuit board (PCB) substrate, and then coated with expandable polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), a composite based on an elastomeric matrix and expandable microspheres, resulting into one-shot thermal actuators allowing pumping and sealing in microfluidic devices.

Abstract(#br)Metal ion implantation is shown here as an effective technique to fabricate highly compliant electrodes at room temperature on polymer substrates. By implanting 5 keV gold ions in polydimethylsiloxane we have fabricated micron-scale electrodes that conduct at 175% strain, have low surface resistance (\u003c 1 kΩ/square) and negligible thickness (50 nm). These electrodes have been cycled over 10 5 times to 30% strain with minimal change in electrical characteristics, and find applications in flexible electronics, polymer sensors and actuators.

Abstract(#br)SU-8 and polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) are both transparent materials with properties very convenient for rapid prototyping of microfluidic systems. However, previous efforts of combining these two materials failed due to poor adhesion between them. Herein, we introduce a promising low-temperature technique (\u003c 100 °C) to irreversibly bond two or more structured layers of SU-8 and PDMS to create hybrid stacks. This offers new possibilities in design and fabrication of enclosed three-dimensional microstructures and microchannels with simple soft-lithography techniques.

Abstract(#br)Crosslinked polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)/ceramic composite membranes were prepared and employed for desulfurization of model gasoline composed of n-octane and thiophene. The structural morphology and thermal stability of the composite membranes were characterized by scanning electron microscope (SEM) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The pervaporation performances of the membranes under various crosslinking agent amounts, feed sulfur content, feed temperature, permeate pressure and feed flow rate were investigated.

Abstract(#br)A microfluidic device with embedded capacitive sensing is proposed. The purpose of the device is fluid discrimination and characterization on the basis of the dielectric permittivity. The device is fabricated in a hybrid technology which innovatively combines PDMS (PolyDiMethylSiloxane) soft photolithography and screen printing techniques. A microchannel, realized in a PDMS layer, is placed in the fringe field of a sensing capacitor formed by electrodes screen-printed on a glass substrate.

Abstract(#br)A novel method, a 3D printing technique, in particular, acrylic photopolymer material-based Rapid Prototyping (RPT) have been used to 1) fabricate molds for PDMS (PolyDiMethylSiloxane) casting; 2) fabricate RPT-based microfluidics and 3) fabricate RPT-based research instrument platforms. 3D RPT-based molds have been fabricated in order to cast a PDMS flow cell for a Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) instrument, and to cast a PDMS chamber for cell lysis in a nanobiological sensor.

Abstract(#br)We compared the migration of liver and kidney explants, harvested from chicken embryos, cultivated inside trapezoidal microchannels and onto flat samples made of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS). In all cases, liver migration was faster and greater than kidney migration. The microchannels enhanced 3D migration when compared to the flat samples, which made only 2D migration possible. However, migration velocity was found to be higher in 2D than in 3D migration.