Abstract
We propose a two-dimensional (2-D) in-plane micro-needle array with shaft sidewalls aligned parallel to the vertical (111) crystalline plane of (110) silicon. Six types of needle tips with various shapes and tapered angles were fabricated so as to maintain the tip sharpness. Two layers of micro needles (upper and bottom needle arrays) for the 2-D array were realized using simultaneous etching from the front and back sides of (110) silicon. In addition, microfluidic components were embedded in the micro-needle chip to inject or extract biochemical samples. The length of the micro needles was easily extended to 2200 μm, and the insertion forces of the single and arrayed micro needles were evaluated by pricking chicken breast flesh. In case of a micro needle having a tapered angle of 10° and tip end width of 1 μm, the insertion force per needle was as low as 15 mN, which is lower than those reported in previous studies.
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This work was supported by a grant from the BioNano Health-Guard Research Center, funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (MSIP) of Korea as the Global Frontier Project (Grant Number H-GUARD_ERND2013M3A6B2078957) and IMSE, GIST.
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Jung, M., Jeong, D., Yun, SS. et al. Fabrication of a 2-D in-plane micro needle array integrated with microfluidic components using crystalline wet etching of (110) silicon. Microsyst Technol 22, 2287–2294 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00542-015-2596-2
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