Microfabrication Lab

The Microfabrication Lab is used for both teaching and research, opening up opportunities to involve students in applied engineering projects and state-of-the-art research. It includes the following equipment: 

UVP B-100AP UV Lamp and Spectronics UV Crosslinker

double-effect_evaporator

These ultraviolet (UV) light sources are used to polymerize UV-curable materials to form the walls of the microchannel on a chip.

Laurell WS-400E-6NPP-Lite Spincoater

double-effect_evaporator

This instrument is used to coat a thin film (in the micrometer range) of photoresist on silicon wafers for fabrication of molding masters, which are later used to make the polymer components of a microchip.

Dyne-A-Mite Surface Treater

rotary_vacuum_filtration

This instrument is used to clean and modify with ozone the surfaces of the polymer component and glass slide of a microchip. After the ozone treatment, the two components are put into contact to bond together as a microfluidic chip.