Optimization of Hot Embossing Condition Using Taguchi Method and Evaluation of Microchannels for Flexible On-Chip Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell.

ABSTRACT: Hot embossing is a manufacturing technique used to create microchannels on polymer substrates. In recent years, microchannel fabrication technology based on hot embossing has attracted considerable attention due to its convenience and low cost. A new evaluation method of microchannels, as well as an approach to obtaining optimal hot embossing conditions based on the Taguchi method, is proposed in this paper to fabricate precise microchannels for a flexible proton-exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC). Our self-made hot embossing system can be used to fabricate assorted types of micro-channel structures on polymer substrates according to various applications, whose bottom width, top width, height and cross-sectional area vary in the aims of different situations. In order to obtain a high effe

SUBMITTER: Huang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11356460 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature