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ArticleMicromachines2019

Fabrication of Different Microchannels by Adjusting the Extrusion Parameters for Sacrificial Molds.

Wenlai Tang, Hao Liu, Liya Zhu, Jianping Shi, Zongan Li, Nan Xiang, Jiquan Yang

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Article in Micromachines, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 authors.

Wenlai TangSchool of Electrical and Automation Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of 3D Printing Equipment and Manufacturing, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China. wltang@njnu.edu.cn.
Hao LiuSchool of Electrical and Automation Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of 3D Printing Equipment and Manufacturing, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China.
Liya ZhuSchool of Electrical and Automation Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of 3D Printing Equipment and Manufacturing, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China.
Jianping ShiSchool of Electrical and Automation Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of 3D Printing Equipment and Manufacturing, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2161-3853
Zongan LiSchool of Electrical and Automation Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of 3D Printing Equipment and Manufacturing, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China.
Nan XiangSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Design and Manufacture of Micro-Nano Biomedical Instruments, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9803-4783
Jiquan YangSchool of Electrical and Automation Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of 3D Printing Equipment and Manufacturing, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China. jiquany@126.com.

Funding

Jiangsu Key R&D Program BE2018010-1, BE2018010-2National Key R&D Program of China 2017YFB1103200National Natural Science Foundation of China 51805272, 51705259, 51875103Natural Science Fund for Colleges and Universities in Jiangsu Province 18KJB460022
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Using the 3D printed mold-removal method to fabricate microchannel has become a promising alternative to the conventional soft lithography technique, due to the convenience in printing channel mold and the compatibility with PDMS material. Although having great potential, the use of single filament extruded by fused deposition modeling (FDM) as the sacrificial channel mold has not been elaborately studied. In this paper, we demonstrate the fabrication of microchannels with different structure and size by controllably extruding the sacrificial channel molds. The influences of the main processing parameters including working distance, extrusion amount and printing speed on the printed microchannels are systematically investigated. The results show that, the circular and low-aspect-ratio straight microchannels with different sizes can be fabricated by adjusting the extrusion amounts. The sinusoidal, 3D curved and cross-linked curved microchannels along straight path can be fabricated, either independently or in combination, by the combined control of the working distance, extrusion amount and printing speed. The complex microchannels with different structural features can also be printed along curved serpentine, rectangular serpentine, and spiral paths. This paper presents a simple and powerful method to fabricate the complex microchannels with different structure and size by just controlling the processing parameters for extruding channel molds.

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3D printingfused deposition modelling (FDM)microchannelmicrofluidicssacrificial mold

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PMID31426534
PMCPMC6723064

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