Fabrication and characterization of a cell electrostimulator device combining physical vapor deposition and laser ablation

Angel L. Aragón; Eliseo Pérez; Antonio Pazos; Carmen Bao-Varela; Daniel Nieto

doi:10.1117/12.2271624

22 August 2017 Fabrication and characterization of a cell electrostimulator device combining physical vapor deposition and laser ablation

Angel L. Aragón, Eliseo Pérez, Antonio Pazos, Carmen Bao-Varela, Daniel Nieto

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Proceedings Volume 10453, Third International Conference on Applications of Optics and Photonics; 104530G (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2271624
Event: Third International Conference on Applications of Optics and Photonics, 2017, Faro, Portugal

Abstract

In this work we present the process of fabrication and optimization of a prototype of a cell electrostimulator device for medical application combining physical vapor deposition and laser ablation. The fabrication of the first prototype begins with a deposition of a thin layer of 200 nm of aluminium on a borosilicate glass substrate using physical vapor deposition (PVD).

In the second stage the geometry design of the electrostimulator is made in a CAD-like software available in a Nd:YVO4 Rofin Power line 20E, operating at the fundamental wavelength of 1064 nm and 20 ns pulse width. Choosing the proper laser parameters the negative of the electrostimulator desing is ablated. After that the glass is assembled between two polycarbonate sheets and a thick sheet of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS). The PDMS sheet has a round hole in where cells are placed. There is also included a thin soda-lime silicate glass (100 μm) between the electrostimulator and the PMDS to prevent the cells for being in contact with the electric circuit.

In order to control the electrical signal applied to the electrostimulator is used a digital I/O device from National Instruments (USB-6501) which provides 5 V at the output monitored by a software programmed in LabVIEW. Finally, the optical and electrical characterization of the cell electrostimulator device is presented.

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Angel L. Aragón, Eliseo Pérez, Antonio Pazos, Carmen Bao-Varela, and Daniel Nieto "Fabrication and characterization of a cell electrostimulator device combining physical vapor deposition and laser ablation", Proc. SPIE 10453, Third International Conference on Applications of Optics and Photonics, 104530G (22 August 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2271624

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