Hydrophilic patterning of octadecyltrichlorosilane (OTS)-coated paper via atmospheric-pressure dielectric-barrier-discharge jet (DBDjet)

Autor: Pei-Yu Cheng, Jui-Hsuan Tsai, Jian-Zhang Chen
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Cellulose. 27:10293-10301
ISSN: 1572-882X
0969-0239
DOI: 10.1007/s10570-020-03480-4
Popis: This study demonstrates a method for patterning paper-based microfluidic devices. An octadecyltrichlorosilane (OTS) solution is used to coat a chromatography paper to make it hydrophobic. A low-temperature (~ 32.9 °C) atmospheric-pressure dielectric-barrier-discharge jet with a shadow mask is then used to pattern hydrophilic stripes on the OTS-coated hydrophobic paper. In this manner, 1-mm-wide hydrophilic stripes are patterned successfully. Liquids are demonstrated to be transported and mixed in the hydrophilic stripes. Water contact angle measurement, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, surface profiler, optical emission spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy are used to characterize effect of pattering.
Databáze: OpenAIRE