Kaneda Shohei, Ono Koichi, Fukuba Tatsuhiro, Nojima Takahiko, Yamamoto Takatoki, Fujii Teruo
LIMMS-CNRS/IIS, Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, Komaba, Meguro, Japan.
Anal Sci. 2012;28(1):39-44. doi: 10.2116/analsci.28.39.
This paper presents a simple method to change the hydrophilic nature of the glass surface in a poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS)-glass hybrid microfluidic device to hydrophobic by an extra-heating step during the fabrication process. Glass substrates bonded to a native or oxygen plasma-treated PDMS chip having microchambers (12.5 mm diameter, 110 µm height) were heated at 200°C for 3 h, and then the hydrophobicity of the glass surfaces on the substrate was evaluated by measuring the contact angle of water. By the extra-heating process, the glass surfaces became hydrophobic, and its contact angle was around 109°, which is nearly the same as native PDMS surfaces. To demonstrate the usefulness of this surface modification method, a PDMS-glass hybrid microfluidic device equipped with microcapillary vent structures for pneumatic manipulation of droplets was fabricated. The feasibility of the microcapillary vent structures on the device with the hydrophobic glass surfaces are confirmed in practical use through leakage tests of the vent structures and liquid handling for the electrophoretic separation of DNA molecules.
本文提出了一种简单的方法,即在制造过程中通过额外的加热步骤,将聚二甲基硅氧烷(PDMS)-玻璃混合微流控装置中玻璃表面的亲水性转变为疏水性。将与具有微腔室(直径12.5毫米,高度110微米)的天然或经氧等离子体处理的PDMS芯片键合的玻璃基板在200°C下加热3小时,然后通过测量水的接触角来评估基板上玻璃表面的疏水性。通过额外加热过程,玻璃表面变为疏水性,其接触角约为109°,这与天然PDMS表面几乎相同。为了证明这种表面改性方法的实用性,制造了一种配备有用于液滴气动操纵的微毛细管排气结构的PDMS-玻璃混合微流控装置。通过排气结构的泄漏测试以及用于DNA分子电泳分离的液体处理,在实际应用中证实了具有疏水玻璃表面的装置上微毛细管排气结构的可行性。