Last week, we reported that it was possible to anneal membranes after they had been etched. Below is a summary of results from membranes that were annealed over a range of temps and under different conditions. w600 (20 nm oxide)…
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new chamber with brief description
As per Chris request, here is a photo with a brief description. Sorry the image is still not good… the surface of the plastic reflects lights and it is transparent, plus I am using a poor camera. But I hope…
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new version of the diffusion chamber
Since Paul sent an email saying he will be on leave from this week, I spent some time in the hopeman metal workshop with Paul working on our second diffusion chamber before he leaves. We actually failed four substrates before…
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diffusion observed using the prototype chamber with background noise
Last week Jess and I did some diffusion tests using the prototype chamber. We observed there was some fluorescence background noise from the plastic substrate. So we decided to make the buffer well (the hole on the substrate) all the…
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Success with PDMS-Glass Bonding
Yesterday afternoon I made a new batch of 10:1 (base : curing agent) PDMS and put it in the oven at 80C for two hours to allow it to cure faster (compared to the three days it takes at room…
W509X Burst Pressure and Air Permeability
W509X, with single 100um by 1000um slits, was tested for air permeability and burst pressure. Prior to testing, I inspected all membranes for pinholes.; every sample had pinholes on the membrane perimeter, as shown below. The first two images are…
Update on using UV Ozone to bond PDMS and Glass
After posting my observed results from yesterday I came in today to find that one of the segment of the PDMS was strongly bound to the glass cover slip, so strong in fact that trying to remove it caused the…
Post-etch annealed membranes
Below are images from two samples that were annealed at 950 C and 1050 C post-EDP etch. The lower temp anneal produced a membrane with many features that do not seem to penetrate the nc-Si. There were a few (couple…
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Using UV Ozone to Bond PDMS to Glass
I talked with Jim last Friday about a second possible dialysis system using PDMS bound to a glass cover slip. I made a batch of PDMS and let it cure at room temperature over the past few days. Jim had…
W565 Air Permeability and Burst Pressure
I tested four samples (-1,1); (-1,2); (-1,3); and (-2,4) for air permeability and burst pressure. The first three samples showed no measurable air permeability for three attempts each. The sample from position (-2,4) did have a very small air permeability…
