Biomimetic apposition compound eye fabricated using microfluidic-assisted 3D printing

Bo Dai; Liang Zhang; Chenglong Zhao; Hunter Bachman; Ryan Becker; John Mai; Ziao Jiao; Wei Li; Lulu Zheng; Xinjun Wan; Tony Jun Huang; Songlin Zhuang; Dawei Zhang

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-26606-z

Nature Communications (Nov 2021)

Biomimetic apposition compound eye fabricated using microfluidic-assisted 3D printing

Bo Dai,
Liang Zhang,
Chenglong Zhao,
Hunter Bachman,
Ryan Becker,
John Mai,
Ziao Jiao,
Wei Li,
Lulu Zheng,
Xinjun Wan,
Tony Jun Huang,
Songlin Zhuang,
Dawei Zhang

Affiliations

Bo Dai: Engineering Research Center of Optical Instrument and System, the Ministry of Education, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Modern Optical System, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
Liang Zhang: Engineering Research Center of Optical Instrument and System, the Ministry of Education, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Modern Optical System, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
Chenglong Zhao: Department of Physics, University of Dayton
Hunter Bachman: Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University
Ryan Becker: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University
John Mai: Alfred E. Mann Institute for Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California
Ziao Jiao: Engineering Research Center of Optical Instrument and System, the Ministry of Education, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Modern Optical System, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
Wei Li: Engineering Research Center of Optical Instrument and System, the Ministry of Education, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Modern Optical System, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
Lulu Zheng: Engineering Research Center of Optical Instrument and System, the Ministry of Education, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Modern Optical System, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
Xinjun Wan: Engineering Research Center of Optical Instrument and System, the Ministry of Education, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Modern Optical System, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
Tony Jun Huang: Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University
Songlin Zhuang: Engineering Research Center of Optical Instrument and System, the Ministry of Education, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Modern Optical System, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
Dawei Zhang: Engineering Research Center of Optical Instrument and System, the Ministry of Education, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Modern Optical System, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26606-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Insect-like biomimetic compound eyes have many technological applications. Here, the authors present a facile fabrication scheme involving microfluidics assisted 3D printing that permits to completely separate design, optimization and construction of optical and sensor components.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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