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The purpose of this research is establishing the technology to create the 3-dimensional fine structures for micro-chemo-mechatronics with semiconductor processing technology and machining technology.
In addition to the conventional MEMS technique and chemical modification technology, mechanical ultra-fine processing technology, such as electrolysis polish, electrical discharge machining, beam deposition, assembly, bonding, embossing, injection molding, and so on is used to create microchemistry instruments equipped with the 3-dimensional fine structures for chemical analysis. In this research, we classified micro/nano structure into needlelike, tubular, and channel-like structure as the following items.
Needlelike structure : The electron beam depositing (EBD) method which generates carbon nano-wire using the beam of a scanning electron microscope was developed as manufacturing technology of the nano meter scaled needlelike structure. Using this needlelike structure, handing tool of DNA
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and scattering probe for near-field optical microscope was developed. Furthermore, conductive control of an EBD probe was tried for the application to a micro electrode, micro sensor, etc. In order to generate crystalline graphite structure instead of amorphous EBD, we arranged the source feeder of carbon, a catalyst, and the heating equipment for activation of the catalyst in an electron microscope. As the result, the carbon deposition considered to be crystalline was generable.
Tubular structure : Research which processes a micro glass pipe using focused ion beam and produces tubular structure has been done. As an example of application, micro pipet which performs fixed quantity dispensing by preparing hydrophilic area of the fixed volume of pico liter order in the interior of the pipet was developed. And also, the system which generates droplet on a substrate with the combination of the micro pipet verticaly drived by the piezo-electric device, and the substrate with controlled hydrophilicity was developed.
Channel-like structure : The mechanical processing method for manufacturing glass channel chips mainly manufactured by the chemical technique such as a wet or dry etching at this stage, at high speed and low cost has been developed for mass-production of micro chemical analysis instruments. For example, processing method which coat a substrate with the glass flit by an injector, form channels, sinters and produces a glass chip was tried. Furthermore, in order to treat the reagent which makes glass corrode, and the reaction which generates excessive heat and pressure, the metal micro-reactor excellent in heat transfer and shock resistance was developed. It was shown that combining the cutting method for formation of the groove, and the bonding technology of the cover by the YAG laser-welding method, the multilayer chip made from stainless steel with 400 micrometers width channels is producible. Less
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