An open source platform to automate the design, verification, and manufacture of 3D printed microfluidic devices.

ABSTRACT: Microfluidic devices, including lab-on-a-chip devices, have many advantages over conventional laboratory techniques. Although common in some applications, there are several barriers to wider adoption, including the high initial cost to fabricate a design and the labor-intensive process of development. This work seeks to address those barriers by combining 3D printing and computer aided design tools. Building on existing open-source software from electronic design automation (EDA), we present a design, verification, and manufacturing toolchain for 3D design for microfluidic devices. The process starts with a list of components and connections then, automatically lays out a microfluidic device using a library of components, simulates the device, and produces a 3D CAD file that is used for DL

SUBMITTER: Goenner B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12475089 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature