Tunable resins with PDMS-like elastic modulus for stereolithographic 3D-printing of multimaterial microfluidic actuators
Alireza Ahmadianyazdi, Isaac J. Miller, Albert Folch
Abstract
-PEGMEMA membrane within a rigid PEGDA housing. These components were built using a custom "Print-Pause-Print" protocol, referred to as "3P-printing", that allows for fabricating high-resolution multimaterial parts with a desktop SLA printer without the need for post-assembly. SLA-printing of multimaterial microfluidic actuators addresses the unmet need of high-performance on-chip controls in 3D-printed microfluidic and lab-on-a-chip devices.
Topics & Concepts
Ethylene glycolPhotopolymerMaterials scienceMicrofluidicsActuatorMethyl methacrylateMethacrylateMonomer3D printingViscosityElasticity (physics)Polymer chemistryElastic modulusComposite materialChemical engineeringPolymerNanotechnologyEngineeringElectrical engineeringInnovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques InnovationMicrofluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications3D Printing in Biomedical Research