Open AccessSimple 3D Printed Scaffold‐Removal Method for the Fabrication of Intricate Microfluidic Devices
Author(s) -
Saggiomo Vittorio,
Velders Aldrik H.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
advanced science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.388
H-Index - 100
ISSN - 2198-3844
DOI - 10.1002/advs.201500125
Subject(s) - microfluidics , fabrication , scaffold , nanotechnology , simple (philosophy) , materials science , 3d printed , 3d printing , biomedical engineering , composite material , engineering , medicine , philosophy , alternative medicine , epistemology , pathology
An easy and cheap fabrication method for intricate polydimethylsiloxane microfluidic devices is presented. The acrylonitrile butadiene styrene scaffold‐removal method uses cheap, off‐the‐shelf materials and equipment for the fabrication of intricate microfluidic devices. The versatility of the method is proven by the fabrication of 3D multilayer, ship‐in‐a‐bottle, selective heating, sensing, and NMR microfluidic devices. The methodology is coined ESCARGOT: Embedded SCAffold RemovinG Open Technology.