{"title":"Adhesion and Moisture Barrier Characteristics of Roller-Cast Polydimethylsiloxane Encapsulants for Implantable Microsystems.","authors":"Shem B Lachhman, Christian A Zorman, Wen H Ko","doi":"10.1109/ICSENS.2012.6411369","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSENS.2012.6411369","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Poly-dimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is a highly attractive polymer to encapsulate implantable micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) due to its biocompatibility, simplicity in processing, and low Young's Modulus. However, conventional deposition processes introduce defects that prevent the use of PDMS as a long term packaging material. In order to address these issues, we have developed a novel roller-casting process for depositing PDMS. This paper presents the findings of a study to simultaneously investigate the adhesion properties and moisture barrier characteristics of roller-cast, multilayered PDMS encapsulants subjected to testing in saline at 85°C.</p>","PeriodicalId":74503,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of IEEE Sensors. IEEE International Conference on Sensors","volume":"2012 ","pages":"1-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1109/ICSENS.2012.6411369","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"31337470","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}