Etching Process

Chemically soluble glass is used as the core in a two-part system, or as a place holder in more complicated structures, and is etched away to create a void. Usually as the final step, the drawn or fused structures are placed in a mild etching solution to remove the soluble components.

• Capillary Diameters
• Capillary Geometries
• Plate Sizes
• Interior Surfaces of Capillaries
• Length to Diameter Ratio (L/D)
• Etching Process
• OAR
• Tolerances
• Examples

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