ArticleScience advances2020
3D printed self-supporting elastomeric structures for multifunctional microfluidics.
Article in Science advances, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.
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31 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Tailoring human joint-on-a-chip: from biological principles, materials, to disease modeling.Materials today. Bio · 2026Review
- An open source platform to automate the design, verification, and manufacture of 3D printed microfluidic devices.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Multicolor Digital Light Processing 3D Printing Enables Dissolvable Supports for Freestanding and Non-Assembly Structures.ACS central science · 2025Article
- Fully 3D-Printed Soft Capacitive Sensor of High Toughness and Large Measurement Range.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025Article
- 3D Printing of Microfluidic-assisted Liposomes Production for Drug Delivery and Nanobiomedicine: A Review.Current medicinal chemistry · 2025Review
- 3D Printing in Biocatalysis and Biosensing: From General Concepts to Practical Applications.Chemistry, an Asian journal · 2024Review
- Recent Advances in Polymer Science and Fabrication Processes for Enhanced Microfluidic Applications: An Overview.Micromachines · 2024Review
- 3D-Printed Flexible Microfluidic Health Monitor forACS sensors · 2024Article
- Direct laser writing-enabled 3D printing strategies for microfluidic applications.Lab on a chip · 2024Review
- Advancing 3D printed microfluidics with computational methods for sweat analysis.Mikrochimica acta · 2024Review
- Revolutionizing the female reproductive system research using microfluidic chip platform.Journal of nanobiotechnology · 2023Review
- Versatile Microfluidics for Biofabrication Platforms Enabled by an Agile and Inexpensive Fabrication Pipeline.Advanced healthcare materials · 2023Article
- Bioenergy-Based Closed-Loop Medical Systems for the Integration of Treatment, Monitoring, and Feedback.Small science · 2023Article
- Skin-interfaced microfluidic systems with spatially engineered 3D fluidics for sweat capture and analysis.Science advances · 2023Article
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- Room-Temperature Self-Healing Conductive Elastomers for Modular Assembly as a Microfluidic Electrochemical Biosensing Platform for the Detection of Colorectal Cancer Exosomes.Micromachines · 2023Article
- 3D Printed Skin-Interfaced UV-Visible Hybrid Photodetectors.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2022Article
- Self-shrinking soft demoulding for complex high-aspect-ratio microchannels.Nature communications · 2022Article
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Abstract
Microfluidic devices fabricated via soft lithography have demonstrated compelling applications such as lab-on-a-chip diagnostics, DNA microarrays, and cell-based assays. These technologies could be further developed by directly integrating microfluidics with electronic sensors and curvilinear substrates as well as improved automation for higher throughput. Current additive manufacturing methods, such as stereolithography and multi-jet printing, tend to contaminate substrates with uncured resins or supporting materials during printing. Here, we present a printing methodology based on precisely extruding viscoelastic inks into self-supporting microchannels and chambers without requiring sacrificial materials. We demonstrate that, in the submillimeter regime, the yield strength of the as-extruded silicone ink is sufficient to prevent creep within a certain angular range. Printing toolpaths are specifically designed to realize leakage-free connections between channels and chambers, T-shaped intersections, and overlapping channels. The self-supporting microfluidic structures enable the automatable fabrication of multifunctional devices, including multimaterial mixers, microfluidic-integrated sensors, automation components, and 3D microfluidics.
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