Monolithic photolithographically patterned Fluorocur PFPE membrane valves and pumps for in situ planetary exploration

Peter A Willis; Frank Greer; Michael C Lee; J Anthony Smith; Victor E White; Frank J Grunthaner; Jacob J Sprague; Jason P Rolland

doi:10.1039/b804265a

Monolithic photolithographically patterned Fluorocur PFPE membrane valves and pumps for in situ planetary exploration

Lab Chip. 2008 Jul;8(7):1024-6. doi: 10.1039/b804265a. Epub 2008 May 22.

Authors

Peter A Willis¹, Frank Greer, Michael C Lee, J Anthony Smith, Victor E White, Frank J Grunthaner, Jacob J Sprague, Jason P Rolland

Affiliation

¹ Instrument Electronics and Sensors Section, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Dr., Pasadena, California 91109, USA. willis@jpl.nasa.gov

PMID: 18584073
DOI: 10.1039/b804265a

Abstract

Photolithographically defined monolithic membrane valves utilizing Fluorocur perfluoropolyether (PFPE) were fabricated and characterized to be essentially unaltered after one million actuations and exposure to the environmental stresses associated with in situ exploration of Mars.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Electrophoresis, Microchip / instrumentation*
Environment
Ethers / chemistry*
Fluorocarbons / chemistry*
Mars*
Membranes, Artificial*
Space Flight / instrumentation*

Substances

Ethers
Fluorocarbons
Membranes, Artificial
perfluoropolyether