Experimental investigation to optimize injection molding process of microfluidic device
Injection molding is a popular method for manufacturing microfluidic devices as it is an established technique for large scale production volumes. Devices with different geometry, features and materials will have different optimal process parameters. This study aims to optimize the replication quali...
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| author | Lin, Manfred Yongliang |
| author2 | Tor Shu Beng |
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| description | Injection molding is a popular method for manufacturing microfluidic devices as it is an established technique for large scale production volumes. Devices with different geometry, features and materials will have different optimal process parameters. This study aims to optimize the replication quality of a microchannel cross section area in a micromixer device fabricated using Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) by applying Design of Experiment (DOE) method. Eight factors, melt and mold temperature, injection speed and pressure, holding time and pressure, cooling time, and the application of material pre-drying, were screened for significance. Melt temperature is the most significant factor, followed by mold temperature, injection speed, and hold pressure. The optimized settings were determined to be at high melt temperature, mold temperature and hold pressure, with low injection speed. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/607162020-11-01T11:31:08Z Experimental investigation to optimize injection molding process of microfluidic device Lin, Manfred Yongliang Tor Shu Beng School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Singapore-MIT Alliance Programme DRNTU::Engineering::Manufacturing Injection molding is a popular method for manufacturing microfluidic devices as it is an established technique for large scale production volumes. Devices with different geometry, features and materials will have different optimal process parameters. This study aims to optimize the replication quality of a microchannel cross section area in a micromixer device fabricated using Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) by applying Design of Experiment (DOE) method. Eight factors, melt and mold temperature, injection speed and pressure, holding time and pressure, cooling time, and the application of material pre-drying, were screened for significance. Melt temperature is the most significant factor, followed by mold temperature, injection speed, and hold pressure. The optimized settings were determined to be at high melt temperature, mold temperature and hold pressure, with low injection speed. Master of Science (IMST) 2014-05-29T07:03:06Z 2014-05-29T07:03:06Z 2009 2009 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10356/60716 en 66 p. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Engineering::Manufacturing Lin, Manfred Yongliang Experimental investigation to optimize injection molding process of microfluidic device |
| title | Experimental investigation to optimize injection molding process of microfluidic device |
| title_full | Experimental investigation to optimize injection molding process of microfluidic device |
| title_fullStr | Experimental investigation to optimize injection molding process of microfluidic device |
| title_full_unstemmed | Experimental investigation to optimize injection molding process of microfluidic device |
| title_short | Experimental investigation to optimize injection molding process of microfluidic device |
| title_sort | experimental investigation to optimize injection molding process of microfluidic device |
| topic | DRNTU::Engineering::Manufacturing |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/60716 |
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