PMID- 20147316
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20100910
LR  - 20211020
IS  - 1742-5662 (Electronic)
IS  - 1742-5689 (Print)
IS  - 1742-5662 (Linking)
VI  - 7
IP  - 48
DP  - 2010 Jul 6
TI  - Transferring vertically aligned carbon nanotubes onto a polymeric substrate using 
      a hot embossing technique for microfluidic applications.
PG  - 1129-33
LID - 10.1098/rsif.2009.0520 [doi]
AB  - We explored the hot embossing method for transferring vertically aligned carbon 
      nanotubes (CNTs) into microfluidic channels, fabricated on 
      poly-methyl-methacrylate (PMMA). Patterned and unpatterned CNTs were synthesized 
      by microwave plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition on silicon to work as a 
      stamp. For hot embossing, 115 degrees C and 1 kN force for 2 min were found to be 
      the most suitable parameters for the complete transfer of aligned CNTs on the 
      PMMA microchannel. Raman and SEM studies were used to analyse the microstructure 
      of CNTs before and after hot embossing. The PMMA microparticles with dimensions 
      (approx. 10 microm in diameter) similar to red blood cells were successfully 
      filtered using laminar flow through these microfluidic channels. Finally, a 
      microfluidic-based point-of-care device for blood filtration and detection of 
      bio-molecules is drawn schematically.
FAU - Mathur, A
AU  - Mathur A
AD  - Nanotechnology and Integrated Bio-Engineering Centre, School of Electrical and 
      Mechanical Engineering, University of Ulster, Newtownabbey BT37 0QB, UK.
FAU - Roy, S S
AU  - Roy SS
FAU - McLaughlin, J A
AU  - McLaughlin JA
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20100210
PL  - England
TA  - J R Soc Interface
JT  - Journal of the Royal Society, Interface
JID - 101217269
RN  - 0 (Gases)
RN  - 0 (Nanotubes, Carbon)
RN  - 0 (Polymers)
RN  - 9011-14-7 (Polymethyl Methacrylate)
RN  - Z4152N8IUI (Silicon)
SB  - IM
MH  - Evaluation Studies as Topic
MH  - Gases
MH  - Hot Temperature
MH  - Microfluidics/*instrumentation
MH  - Nanotubes, Carbon/*chemistry
MH  - Polymers
MH  - Polymethyl Methacrylate/chemistry
MH  - Silicon
PMC - PMC2880084
EDAT- 2010/02/12 06:00
MHDA- 2010/09/11 06:00
PMCR- 2011/07/06
CRDT- 2010/02/12 06:00
PHST- 2010/02/12 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2010/02/12 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2010/09/11 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2011/07/06 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - rsif.2009.0520 [pii]
AID - rsif20090520 [pii]
AID - 10.1098/rsif.2009.0520 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J R Soc Interface. 2010 Jul 6;7(48):1129-33. doi: 10.1098/rsif.2009.0520. Epub 
      2010 Feb 10.