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DYNA
Print version ISSN 0012-7353On-line version ISSN 2346-2183
Abstract
GAVIRIA VILLA, JUAN C.; CASTELBLANCO, JOHNATAN M.; OCAMPO CARMONA, LUZ M. and LOPERA, SERGIO. EFFECT OF MOLD GEOMETRY IN MICROPARTS ELECTROFORMING BY UV-LIGA. Dyna rev.fac.nac.minas [online]. 2009, vol.76, n.160, pp.255-262. ISSN 0012-7353.
UV-LIGA is a versatile technique which allows the fabrication of metal parts with high aspect ratio (height / width) through the combination of a photolithographic processing of a polymer and the electroforming of a metal inside the cavities engraved in the polymer. This low-cost technique is used in a variety of areas including microfluidic, optics, instrumentation, plastic molding and telecommunications, among others. To approximate Colombia to this modern technologies for materials processing, the Materials Science and Technology Group has started an appropriation process of microfabrication techniques, specifically, this paper presents the results of UV-LIGA technique implementation for the fabrication of Nickel microparts, and examine the effects of mold geometry on the growing speed and integrity of the obtained deposits, important parameters in order to achieve the fabrication of complex micrometric parts that leads to devices with commercial applications.
Keywords : Micro-fabrication; UV-LIGA; Microparts; Nickel.