The benefits of glass
The use of glass for microsystem is a good choice if the application needs excellent optical transparency combined with chemical inertness, mechanical stability and excellent flatness. Making it a substrate material that many applications can benefit from. Its characteristics make it a popular material for pharmaceutical and life science research applications.
With glass as substrate material it is possible to realise very precise and smooth micro- and nanostructures. Also, it is possible to profit from its dielectric properties, high seal resistance and absence of auto-fluorescence. Therefore, glass is excellent material for integrating electrical and sensing functions on a device and for creating hybrid microfluidic and MEMS devices.
Types of glass
At Micronit the most used types of glass are:
- Borofloat
- D263
- Fused silica
- Mempax
- B270
- AF45
- AF32
Do you have another type of glass in mind? Please, feel free to contact us directly. We will be happy to assist you.