We demonstrate the use of high-speed, multiphoton absorption polymerization (MAP) for the fabrication of large-area microfluidic master structures. High-speed fabrication in SU8 without laser-induced damage is made possible by the use of a novel photoacid generator with a high two-photon-absorption cross-section. Master structures fabricated with MAP can be used to produce polydimethylsiloxane microchannels with high aspect ratios and/or arbitrary cross-sections. Microchannels with different cross-sections and heights can be combined readily in a single device. This fabrication technique significantly increases the diversity of channel architectures available for microfluidic devices.
Guest-host interactions have been examined experimentally for amorphous solid water (ASW) films doped with CO2 or N2O. The main diagnostics are Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and temperature programmed desorption (TPD). ASW films deposited at 90 K are exposed to a dopant, and the first molecules that attach to a film enter its bulk until it is saturated with them. Subsequent dopant adsorption results in crystal growth atop the ASW film. There are distinct spectral signatures for these two cases: LO and TO vibrational modes for the crystal overlayer, and an easily distinguished peak for dopant molecules that reside within the ASW film. Above 105 K, the dopant surface layer desorbs fully. Some dopants residing within the ASW film remain until 155 K, at which point the ASW-to-crystalline-ice transition occurs, expelling essentially all of the dopant. No substantial differences are observed for CO2 versus N2O. It is shown that annealing an ASW film to 130 K lowers the film's capacity to include dopants by a factor of approximately 3, despite the fact that the ASW spectral feature centered at approximately 3250 cm(-1) shows no discernible change. Sandwiches were prepared: ASW-dopant-ASW etc., with the dopant layer displaying crystallinity. Raising these samples past 105 K resulted in the expulsion of essentially all of the crystalline dopant. What remained displayed the same spectral signature as the molecules that entered the bulk following adsorption at the surface. It is concluded that the adsorption sites, though prepared differently, have a lot in common. Dangling OH bonds were observed. When they interacted with a dopant, they underwent a red shift of approximately 50 cm(-1). This is in qualitative agreement with studies that have been carried out with weakly bound binary complexes. As a result of this study, a fairly complete, albeit qualitative, picture is in place for the adsorption, binding, and transport of CO2 and N2O in ASW films.
Interactions of 13CO2 guest molecules with vapor-deposited porous H2O ices have been examined using temperature-programmed desorption (TPD) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) techniques. Specifically, the trapping and release of 13CO2 by amorphous solid water (ASW) has been studied. The use of 13CO2 eliminates problems with background CO2. Samples were prepared by (i) depositing 13CO2 on top of ASW, (ii) depositing 13CO2 underneath ASW, and (iii) codepositing 13CO2 and H2O during ASW formation. Some of the deposited 13CO2 becomes trapped when the ice film is annealed. The amount of 13CO2 trapped in the film depends on the deposition method. The release of trapped molecules occurs in two stages. The majority of the trapped 13CO2 escapes during the ASW-to-cubic ice phase transition at 165 K, and the rest desorbs together with the cubic ice film at 185 K. We speculate that the presence of 13CO2 at temperatures up to 185 K is due to 13CO2 that is trapped in cavities within the ASW film. These cavities are similar to ones that trap the 13CO2 that is released during crystallization. The difference is that 13CO2 that remains at temperatures up to 185 K does not have access to escape pathways to the surface during crystallization.
The fabrication of high‐performance polymeric optical devices is demonstrated using multiphoton absorption polymerization (MAP). Supported waveguides with micrometer‐scale diameters sustain high‐quality modes with low loss. The performance of microring resonators created with MAP is comparable to that of devices created using more conventional lithographic techniques, but opens the door to the creation of devices with unique architectures.
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