Method for the manufacture of an optical manipulation chamber
First Claim
1. The method of manufacture of an optical manipulation chamber, the optical manipulation chamber having a pair of spaced substrate members, at least one substrate member being transparent to polymerizing radiation and a central core member between said pair of spaced substrate members, said substrate members lying in essentially parallel planes and said central core member containing a plurality of compartments and channels, comprising the steps of;
- a) placing a radiation mask between one of said substrate members and a source of polymerizing radiation, said substrate member being essentially transparent to polymerization radiation, said mask having radiation shielding regions and non-shielding regions, said non-shielding regions being in a pattern corresponding to the pattern of said plurality of compartments and channels,b) pumping a radiation curable resin into the space between said pair of spaced substrate members,c) applying radiation from said source of polymerizing radiation to said radiation curable resin while it is being pumped into the space between said pair of spaced substrate members, thereby causing said radiation curable resin to at least partially cure and to prevent uncured resin from being pumped into said non-shielded regions, andd) exposing all of said radiation curable resin to said source of polymerization radiation until all of said radiation curable resin is cured.
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Abstract
A chamber is disclosed, as for example an optical manipulation chamber, which has a pair of spaced windows and a central core member between the windows. The windows are aligned in parallel planes and the central core member contains a plurality of compartments and channels. A radiation curable resin is used, in combination with injection ports, to form the channels and compartments. The configuration of the channels and compartments is placed on a mask having shielding and nonshielding regions. Radiation is passed through the mask as the resin is injected through the ports, thereby curing the resin which is exposed to the radiation. The channels and compartments can be accurately designed in minute detail.
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27 Claims
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1. The method of manufacture of an optical manipulation chamber, the optical manipulation chamber having a pair of spaced substrate members, at least one substrate member being transparent to polymerizing radiation and a central core member between said pair of spaced substrate members, said substrate members lying in essentially parallel planes and said central core member containing a plurality of compartments and channels, comprising the steps of;
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a) placing a radiation mask between one of said substrate members and a source of polymerizing radiation, said substrate member being essentially transparent to polymerization radiation, said mask having radiation shielding regions and non-shielding regions, said non-shielding regions being in a pattern corresponding to the pattern of said plurality of compartments and channels, b) pumping a radiation curable resin into the space between said pair of spaced substrate members, c) applying radiation from said source of polymerizing radiation to said radiation curable resin while it is being pumped into the space between said pair of spaced substrate members, thereby causing said radiation curable resin to at least partially cure and to prevent uncured resin from being pumped into said non-shielded regions, and d) exposing all of said radiation curable resin to said source of polymerization radiation until all of said radiation curable resin is cured. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. The method of manufacture of chambers in a three layer device having a pair of spaced substrate members and a central core member between said pair of substrate members, said substrate members lying in substantially parallel planes, comprising the steps of;
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a) flowing a radiation curable resin into the space between said pair of substrate members, b) applying radiation from a source of radiation to predetermined regions of said radiation curable resin while said radiation curable resin is being pumped into the space between said pair of substrate members, thereby causing said predetermined regions of radiation curable resin to at least partially cure and to prevent uncured resin from flowing past said at least partially cured regions, and c) exposing all of said radiation curable resin to said source of radiation until all of said radiation curable resin is cured. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 26, 27)
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19. The method of manufacture of a structural device having a pair of spaced members, a central core member between said pair of spaced members, and at least one included resin free zone in said core member, at least one of said pair of spaced members being radiation transparent, comprising the steps of;
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a) delivering a radiation curable resin into the space between said pair of spaced members, b) applying radiation to at least one predetermined region of said radiation curable resin while it is being delivered into the space between said pair of spaced members, thereby causing said predetermined region of radiation curable resin to at least partially cure and to prevent uncured resin from being pumped past said at least partially cured region, and c) exposing all of the radiation curable resin to radiation until all of the radiation curable resin is cured, whereby a structural member is formed having at least one internal included resin free zone. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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