Since the introduction of lab-on-a-chip devices in the early 1990s, glass has been the
dominant substrate material for their fabrication (J. Chromatogr. 593 (1992) 253; Science …

The sharp increase of plastic wastes results in great social and environmental pressures,
and recycling, as an effective way currently available to reduce the negative impacts of …

Adhesive bonding is a key joining technology in many industrial sectors including the
automotive and aerospace industries, biomedical applications, and microelectronics …

Bioinspired special wettibilities including superhydrophobicity and tunable adhesive force
have drawn considerable attention because of their significant potential for fundamental …

In 1982, the first reports of laser ablation of polymers were issued almost simultaneously by
Y. Kawamura et al. 1 and R. Srinivasan et al. 2 Srinivasan went on to become a leader in the …

This book documents the proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Polymer
Surface Modification: Relevance to Adhesion held under the auspices of MST Conferences …

Our recent developments concerning the fabrication of polymer microchips and their
applications for biochemical analyses are reviewed. We first describe two methods of …

We demonstrate a mass-production-amenable technology for fabrication, surface
modification and multifunction integration in polymeric microfluidic devices, namely direct …

This paper reviews applications of laser-based techniques to the fabrication of microfluidic
devices for biochips and addresses some of the challenges associated with the manufacture …

The cell and tissue engineering fields have profited immensely through the implementation
of highly structured biomaterials. The development and implementation of advanced …