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@article{Gonzalez:2018:10.1107/S1600576718007264,
author = {Gonzalez, Lopez C and Watanabe, T and Adamo, M and Martel, A and Porcar, L and Cabral, JP},
doi = {10.1107/S1600576718007264},
journal = {Journal of Applied Crystallography},
pages = {570--583},
title = {Microfluidic devices for small angle neutron scattering},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S1600576718007264},
volume = {51},
year = {2018}
}
TY - JOUR
AB - A comparative examination is presented of materials and approaches for the fabrication of microfluidic devices for small-angle neutron scattering (SANS). Representative inorganic glasses, metals, and polymer materials and devices are evaluated under typical SANS configurations. Performance criteria include neutron absorption, scattering background and activation, as well as spatial resolution, chemical compatibility and pressure resistance, and also cost, durability and manufacturability. Closed-face polymer photolithography between boron-free glass (or quartz) plates emerges as an attractive approach for rapidly prototyped microfluidic SANS devices, with transmissions up to ∼98% and background similar to a standard liquid cell (I 10−3cm−1). For applications requiring higher durability and/or chemical, thermal and pressure resistance, sintered or etched boron-free glass and silicon devices offer superior performance, at the expense of various fabrication requirements, and are increasingly available commercially.
AU - Gonzalez,Lopez C
AU - Watanabe,T
AU - Adamo,M
AU - Martel,A
AU - Porcar,L
AU - Cabral,JP
DO - 10.1107/S1600576718007264
EP - 583
PY - 2018///
SN - 0021-8898
SP - 570
TI - Microfluidic devices for small angle neutron scattering
T2 - Journal of Applied Crystallography
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S1600576718007264
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/60175
VL - 51
ER -