Conventional and emerging strategies for the fabrication and functionalization of PDMS-based microfluidic devices

A Shakeri, S Khan, TF Didar - Lab on a Chip, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Microfluidics is an emerging and multidisciplinary field that is of great interest to
manufacturers in medicine, biotechnology, and chemistry, as it provides unique tools for the …

3D‐printed microfluidics

AK Au, W Huynh, LF Horowitz… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The advent of soft lithography allowed for an unprecedented expansion in the field of
microfluidics. However, the vast majority of PDMS microfluidic devices are still made with …

Advances in microfluidic materials, functions, integration, and applications

PN Nge, CI Rogers, AT Woolley - Chemical reviews, 2013 - ACS Publications
Microfluidics consist of microfabricated structures for liquid handling, with cross sections in
the 1–500 μm range and small volume capacity (femtoliter to nanoliter). Capillary tubes …

Microfabricated biomaterials for engineering 3D tissues

P Zorlutuna, N Annabi, G Camci‐Unal… - Advanced …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Mimicking natural tissue structure is crucial for engineered tissues with intended
applications ranging from regenerative medicine to biorobotics. Native tissues are highly …

Soft lithography for microfluidics: a review

P Kim, KW Kwon, MC Park, SH Lee, SM Kim, KY Suh - 2008 - s-space.snu.ac.kr
Soft lithography has provided a low-expertise route toward micro/nanofabrication and is
playing an important role in microfluidics, ranging from simple channel fabrication to the …

[HTML][HTML] Bio-functionalization of microfluidic platforms made of thermoplastic materials: A review

A Shakeri, NA Jarad, S Khan, TF Didar - Analytica Chimica Acta, 2022 - Elsevier
As a result of their favorable physical and chemical characteristics, thermoplastics have
garnered significant interest in the area of microfluidics. The moldable nature of these …

3D-printing of transparent bio-microfluidic devices in PEG-DA

A Urrios, C Parra-Cabrera, N Bhattacharjee… - Lab on a Chip, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
The vast majority of microfluidic systems are molded in poly (dimethylsiloxane)(PDMS) by
soft lithography due to the favorable properties of PDMS: biocompatible, elastomeric …

Biocompatible and bioactive surface modifications for prolonged in vivo efficacy

SR Meyers, MW Grinstaff - Chemical reviews, 2012 - ACS Publications
Generally, medical implants, regardless of their construction materials, will become coated
in a layer of nonspecific proteins mere seconds after implantation. This adsorbed layer …

Nanofluidic devices and their applications

P Abgrall, NT Nguyen - Analytical chemistry, 2008 - ACS Publications
Recent developments in micro-and nanotechnologies made possible the fabrication of
devices integrating a deterministic network of nanochannels, ie, with at least one dimension …

Stereolithographic hydrogel printing of 3D culture chips with biofunctionalized complex 3D perfusion networks

R Zhang, NB Larsen - Lab on a Chip, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Three-dimensional (3D) in vitro models capturing both the structural and dynamic complexity
of the in vivo situation are in great demand as an alternative to animal models. Despite …