Hi Anpan, Their source will probably be one we don't think of but from my experience, they come from: dissolved gas in the liquid (degass the liquid before), small gas quantities captured in the connectors or between them or gas adsorbed to system walls (pre-wet the system), cavitation in the liquid (avoid quick suction or pumping and valve actuation) Good luck Shay -----Original Message----- From: mems-talk-bounces@memsnet.org [mailto:mems-talk-bounces@memsnet.org] On Behalf Of HAN Anpan Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 12:42 PM To: General MEMS discussion Subject: [mems-talk] 1/(How to get rid of the bubblesinthemicrofluidicdevice) Dear all Back to the annoying bubbles. We try everything to get rid of them, but does anyone have an idea how they formed. Maybe then we could find better ways to eliminate them. A reference on this issue will be great! All the best Anpan _______________________________________________ MEMS-talk@memsnet.org mailing list: to unsubscribe or change your list options, visit http://mail.mems-exchange.org/mailman/listinfo/mems-talk Hosted by the MEMS Exchange, providers of MEMS processing services. Visit us at http://www.memsnet.org/