Hi Kevin,Yes I am doing it for microfluidic devices. The challenge I have is that I need bonding between glass and FEP without changing color, later I will be analyzing the fluids inside. I was laminating FEP to glass thermally but there was NO bonding. Now i read a lot about silanes which are helpful in bonding glass with other polymers. If Sodium Naphthalene works I can use it on one side of FEP. I will read more about silanes though, if I find suitable one, it will be easy to proceed.thanks, > From: kevin.paul.nichols@gmail.com > Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2013 14:00:26 -0700 > To: mems-talk@memsnet.org > Subject: Re: [mems-talk] adhesion agents > > APTES and HMDS won't buy you anything for bonding FEP or PTFE to > glass. Don't worry about the glass surface much. To bond FEP to glass, you > first need to rip off the flourine from the surface of the FEP. Sodium > Naphthalene does that very well. You'll use warm Sodium Naphthalene and dip > the FEP you want to bond in that. The FEP will turn brownish, and it'll > then be bondable by epoxy, etc. Any surface that doesn't contact the Sodium > Naphthalene will still be hydrophobic. Sodium Naphthalene is explosive if > it contacts fluorocarbon oil, so make sure none of that is around (which it > would probably only be if you're doing this for a microfluidic device). > > > On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 9:32 AM, Bill Moffat >wrote: > > > Hi,there are numerous silanes that can act as a bonding agent for Polymers > > to glass. The most common one is Amino Propyl Tri Ethoxy Silane, APTES. > > It has a different vapor pressure to HMDS the most common bonding silane > > for photoresist. A common process is APTES vapor, Polymer coating then > > bake up to 450 degrees C with no problems. Bill Moffat > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: mems-talk-bounces+bmoffat=yieldengineering.com@memsnet.org [mailto: > > mems-talk-bounces+bmoffat=yieldengineering.com@memsnet.org] On Behalf Of > > Fahd Ali > > Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 2:08 AM > > To: mems-talk@memsnet.org > > Subject: [mems-talk] adhesion agents > > > > Hi, > > I am searching for a silane coupling agent for the bonding of glass and > > polymer (FEP films) . For bonding purposes I have to go up to 260°C, are > > there coupling agents or adhesives available which can stand this > > temperature. > > > > kind regards, > > ----------------------------------------------- > > Fahd Ali > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Hosted by the MEMS and Nanotechnology Exchange, the country's leading > > provider of MEMS and Nanotechnology design and fabrication services. > > Visit us at http://www.mems-exchange.org > > > > Want to advertise to this community? See http://www.memsnet.org > > > > To unsubscribe: > > http://mail.mems-exchange.org/mailman/listinfo/mems-talk > > _______________________________________________ > > Hosted by the MEMS and Nanotechnology Exchange, the country's leading > > provider of MEMS and Nanotechnology design and fabrication services. > > Visit us at http://www.mems-exchange.org > > > > Want to advertise to this community? See http://www.memsnet.org > > > > To unsubscribe: > > http://mail.mems-exchange.org/mailman/listinfo/mems-talk > > > _______________________________________________ > Hosted by the MEMS and Nanotechnology Exchange, the country's leading > provider of MEMS and Nanotechnology design and fabrication services. > Visit us at http://www.mems-exchange.org > > Want to advertise to this community? See http://www.memsnet.org > > To unsubscribe: > http://mail.mems-exchange.org/mailman/listinfo/mems-talk _______________________________________________ Hosted by the MEMS and Nanotechnology Exchange, the country's leading provider of MEMS and Nanotechnology design and fabrication services. Visit us at http://www.mems-exchange.org Want to advertise to this community? See http://www.memsnet.org To unsubscribe: http://mail.mems-exchange.org/mailman/listinfo/mems-talk