A5074595060- 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
- Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications
- Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation
- Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
University of Washington
2018-2019
Here we demonstrate a 3D-printable microvalve that is transparent, built with biocompatible resin, and has simple architecture can be easily scaled up into large arrays.
Stereolithography (SL) is emerging as an attractive alternative to soft lithography for fabricating microfluidic devices due its low cost and high design efficiency. Low molecular weight poly(ethylene glycol)diacrylate (MW = 258) (PEG-DA-258) has been used SL 3D-printing of biocompatible microdevices at submillimeter resolution. However, resins that simultaneously feature transparency, biocompatibility, resolution are still lacking. It found photosensitizer isopropyl thioxanthone can, in a...