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. 2017 Aug 22;8(8):258. doi: 10.3390/mi8080258

Table 8.

Comparison of surface roughness with bonding strength using various bonding techniques.

Surface Roughness (µm) Bonding Strength (kPa)
Oxygen Plasma Treatment UV-Ozone Treatment PDMS Adhesive and Partially Cured PDMS
PDMS–Glass PDMS–PDMS PDMS–Glass PDMS–PDMS PDMS–PDMS and PDMS–Glass
0.17 270 ± 20 180 ± 20 314 ± 20 95 ± 20 >500 kPa
0.27 263 ± 20 168 ± 20 301 ± 20 92 ± 20 >500 kPa
0.32 228 ± 20 147 ± 20 288 ± 20 92 ± 20 >500 kPa
0.4 185 ± 20 105 ± 30 270 ± 20 87 ± 20 >500 kPa