Fabricating self-powered microfluidic devices via 3D printing for manipulating fluid flow

Sung Oh Woo; Myungkeun Oh; Yongki Choi

STAR Protocols (Jun 2022)

Fabricating self-powered microfluidic devices via 3D printing for manipulating fluid flow

Sung Oh Woo,
Myungkeun Oh,
Yongki Choi

Affiliations

Sung Oh Woo: Department of Physics, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58108, USA
Myungkeun Oh: Materials and Nanotechnology Program, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58108, USA
Yongki Choi: Department of Physics, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58108, USA; Materials and Nanotechnology Program, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58108, USA; Cellular and Molecular Biology Program, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58108, USA; Corresponding author

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 3, no. 2
p. 101376

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Summary: Advances in 3D printing technologies allow fabrication of complex structures at micron resolution. Here, we describe two approaches of fabricating self-powered microfluidic devices utilizing 3D printing: PDMS (polydimethylsiloxane)-based microfluidic devices with a built-in vacuum pocket fabricated by soft lithography using a 3D-printed mold, and non-PDMS microfluidic devices operating by a removable vacuum battery fabricated by 3D-printed materials. These microfluidic devices can be used for controlling blood flow and separating blood plasma.For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Woo et al. (2021).

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ISSN: 2666-1667 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Science: Science (General)
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