Functional 3D Printing for Microfluidic Chips

Abstract: Microfluidics enables the downscaling of biochemical applications from a lab setting to a portable format. With the field's recent switch from replica molding to 3D printing, complex geometries can be created and a diverse range of functional elements has been reported. Recent advancements in the development of 3D‐printed sensors, actuators, and other valuable elements for microfluidic devices are summarized. Using movable parts, such as valves or pumps, fluid flow can be precisely controlled and directed. Sensors, in turn, allow for the detection of changes in the engineered microenvironment in real time. Additional elements, such as mixers or gradient generators, facilitate changes within the fluid itself. Together, these functional elements promote the movement of fluids and facilitate the sensing of physicochemical changes in the environment. It is predicted that the widespread adoption of 3D printing in microfluidics will ultimately allow the creation of a new generation of increasingly smart, responsive, and autonomous devices, able to sense and act upon their environment in complex ways and with reduced human intervention.

Standort
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Umfang
Online-Ressource
Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Functional 3D Printing for Microfluidic Chips ; volume:4 ; number:10 ; year:2019 ; extent:16
Advanced Materials Technologies ; 4, Heft 10 (2019) (gesamt 16)

Urheber
Weisgrab, Gregor
Ovsianikov, Aleksandr
Costa, Pedro F.

DOI
10.1002/admt.201900275
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022071307460270115956
Rechteinformation
Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
Letzte Aktualisierung
15.08.2025, 07:36 MESZ

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