Picosecond Laser Machining of Metallic and Polymer Substrates for Fluidic Driven Self-Alignment

Gerardus Richardus, Bernardus, Engelina Römer, D. Arnaldo del Cerro, Ralph Pohl, B. Chang, V. Liimatainen, Q. Zhou, Bert Huis in 't Veld

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Abstract

Fluidic self-alignment of micro-components relies on creating a receptor site that is able to confine a liquid droplet. When a micro-component is brought in contact with the droplet, capillary forces move the component to its final position. A method to stop the advancing of a liquid from a receptor site, consists of creating geometrical features, such as edges around the site. A picosecond pulsed laser source was used to create suitable edges in a metallic and a polyimide substrate. Subsequently, the self-alignment capabilities of these sites were tested. The receptor sites in polyimide showed the highest success rate
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)628-635
JournalPhysics procedia
Volume39
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012

Keywords

  • METIS-289390
  • IR-82268

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