ReviewPolymers2023
The Additive Manufacturing Approach to Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) Microfluidic Devices: Review and Future Directions.
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- Dimension compensation of printed master molds by a desktop LCD 3D printer for high-precision microfluidic applications.Mikrochimica acta · 2024Article
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- Enhancing Magnetic Micro- and Nanoparticle Separation with a Cost-Effective Microfluidic Device Fabricated by Laser Ablation of PMMA.Micromachines · 2024Article
- Churning-Motion-Assisted Bubble Removal: A Low-Cost Approach for Enhancing PDMS Mixture Quality.ACS omega · 2024Article
- Prototyping in Polymethylpentene to Enable Oxygen-Permeable On-a-Chip Cell Culture and Organ-on-a-Chip Devices Suitable for Microscopy.Micromachines · 2024Article
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Abstract
This paper presents a comprehensive review of the literature for fabricating PDMS microfluidic devices by employing additive manufacturing (AM) processes. AM processes for PDMS microfluidic devices are first classified into (i) the direct printing approach and (ii) the indirect printing approach. The scope of the review covers both approaches, though the focus is on the printed mold approach, which is a kind of the so-called replica mold approach or soft lithography approach. This approach is, in essence, casting PDMS materials with the mold which is printed. The paper also includes our on-going effort on the printed mold approach. The main contribution of this paper is the identification of knowledge gaps and elaboration of future work toward closing the knowledge gaps in fabrication of PDMS microfluidic devices. The second contribution is the development of a novel classification of AM processes from design thinking. There is also a contribution in clarifying confusion in the literature regarding the soft lithography technique; this classification has provided a consistent ontology in the sub-field of the fabrication of microfluidic devices involving AM processes.
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