Patent ID: 8715446

Claim:
A method for laminating at least two non-elastomeric polymeric microfluidic components, comprising: a) providing two non-elastomeric polymeric components having opposing surfaces to be contacted, wherein in a contacted state there is at least one interstitial space between the contacted surfaces, further wherein the two non-elastomeric polymeric components are made of cyclic olefin copolymer (COC); b) applying an organic latent solvent to at least one of the opposing surfaces, wherein the latent solvent is in an inactive state, further wherein the organic latent solvent is 1,2-dichloroethane; c) contacting the two opposing surfaces together; d) actively removing the latent solvent from the at least one interstitial space; e) adjusting a latent solvency parameter to activate the latent solvent, wherein the opposing contacted surfaces become bonded.