Modular, polymeric development platform for microfluidic applications [Elektronische Ressource] : design, fabrication, testing and examples / von Proyag Datta

Modular, Polymeric Development Platform for Microfluidic Applications Design, Fabrication, Testing and Examples ________________________________________________ Zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades eines Doktors der Ingenieurwissenschaften an der Fakultät für Maschinenbau der Universität Karlsruhe vorgelegte Dissertation von Master of Science Proyag Datta aus Baton Rouge Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: 6. Juni 2007 Hauptreferent: Prof. Dr. V. Saile Korref. Dr. J. Goettert Acknowledgements First and foremost I would like to thank Dr. Jost Göttert for his mentoring, guidance and support which went much above and beyond what is expected from a PhD advisor. I would like to thank Prof. Volker Saile and Dr. Mathias Heckele who provided essential feedback and helped streamline my work. This thesis is on the topic of system integration and any such effort is result of teamwork. Jens Hammacher, Sitanshu Gurung, and Christian Raschke made contributions to various portions of the theoretical and experimental work. Fabrication of molds, machines and mechanical fixtures were critical for my work. I’d like to thank Jason Guy who micro-milled my 3-D designs and models into brass mold inserts. I’d also like to thank George Gascon who machined my macro fixtures and parts.