3D printed microfluidic devices: a review focused on four fundamental manufacturing approaches and implications on the field of healthcare

V Mehta, SN Rath - Bio-Design and Manufacturing, 2021 - Springer
In the last few years, 3D printing has emerged as a promising alternative for the fabrication
of microfluidic devices, overcoming some of the limitations associated with conventional soft …

State-of-art affordable bioprinters: A guide for the DiY community

CE Garciamendez-Mijares, P Agrawal… - Applied Physics …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
The use of bioprinting as a powerful tool for tissue and organ fabrication has been a
promising development in the field of biomedicine, offering unprecedented versatility in the …

Fabrication of hollow microneedles using liquid crystal display (LCD) vat polymerization 3D printing technology for transdermal macromolecular delivery

I Xenikakis, K Tsongas, EK Tzimtzimis… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The present study aimed to fabricate a hollow microneedle device consisting of an array and
a reservoir by means of 3D printing technology for transdermal peptide delivery. Hollow …

3D printable, recyclable and adjustable comb/bottlebrush phase change polysiloxane networks toward sustainable thermal energy storage

J Ma, T Ma, J Cheng, J Zhang - Energy Storage Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Polymeric solid-solid phase change materials (SSPCMs) have garnered enduring attention
due to the excellent latent heat and no encapsulation. However, the green manufacturing …

Manufacturing of 3D-printed microfluidic devices for the synthesis of drug-loaded liposomal formulations

G Ballacchino, E Weaver, E Mathew, R Dorati… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Microfluidic technique has emerged as a promising tool for the production of stable and
monodispersed nanoparticles (NPs). In particular, this work focuses on liposome production …

Low-cost and open-source strategies for chemical separations

JJ Davis, SW Foster, JP Grinias - Journal of Chromatography A, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent years, a trend toward utilizing open access resources for laboratory research has
begun. Open-source design strategies for scientific hardware rely upon the use of widely …

Hydrophilic modification of SLA 3D printed droplet generators by photochemical grafting

TW Bacha, DC Manuguerra, RA Marano… - RSC advances, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Few droplet generators manufactured using desktop stereolithography 3D printers have
been reported in the literature. Moreover, 3D printed microfluidic chips are typically …

3D printing—A “Touch-Button” approach to manufacture microneedles for transdermal drug delivery

M Sirbubalo, A Tucak, K Muhamedagic, L Hindija… - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Microneedles (MNs) represent the concept of attractive, minimally invasive puncture devices
of micron-sized dimensions that penetrate the skin painlessly and thus facilitate the …

Cheap, versatile, and turnkey fabrication of microfluidic master molds using consumer-grade LCD stereolithography 3D printing

VG Colin, T Travers, D Gindre, R Barillé… - … International Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
The recent development of 3D printers allowed a lot of limitations in the field of
microfabrication to be circumvented. The ever-growing chase for smaller dimensions has …

Microfluidic chip fabrication and performance analysis of 3D printed material for use in microfluidic nucleic acid amplification applications

C Tzivelekis, MP Selby, A Batet… - Journal of …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Additive manufacturing for microfluidics shows potential to boost research and development
in research biology and molecular diagnostics. This paper reports on novel process and …