Lab Chip. 2008 Jul;8(7):1024-6. Epub 2008 May 22.

Monolithic photolithographically patterned Fluorocur PFPE membrane valves and pumps for in situ planetary exploration.

Willis PA, Greer F, Lee MC, Smith JA, White VE, Grunthaner FJ, Sprague JJ, Rolland JP.

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Instrument Electronics and Sensors Section, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Dr., Pasadena, California 91109, USA. willis@jpl.nasa.gov

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Photolithographically defined monolithic membrane valves utilizing Fluorocur perfluoropolyether (PFPE) were fabricated and characterized to be essentially unaltered after one million actuations and exposure to the environmental stresses associated with in situ exploration of Mars.

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