초록 |
Three-dimenstional printing has emerged as a potential revolutionary technology for the fabrication of microfluidic devices. A direct experimental comparison of the two 3D printing technologies domination microfluidics was conducted using a open channel microfluidic device, the design of which was optimized for each printer: Polyjet, digital light processing stereo-lithography(DLP-SLA). Printer performance was evaluated in terms of feature size for mass manufacturing. Polyjet was suitable for microfluidic fabrication with minimum features of >500µm. DLP-SLA fabricatied a minimum channel size >100µm. Compared with Polyjet, resolution better than Polyjet and showed suitable for microfluidic fabrication. Microfluidic application requring precise control of flow. The various size width of high in 3D-printed microchannels should find wide applicability in drug delivery, tissue engineering, organ-on-a-chip platforms. |