Assessing the Reusability of 3D-Printed Photopolymer Microfluidic Chips for Urine Processing.

ABSTRACT: Three-dimensional (3D) printing is emerging as a method for microfluidic device fabrication boasting facile and low-cost fabrication, as compared to conventional fabrication approaches, such as photolithography, for poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) counterparts. Additionally, there is an increasing trend in the development and implementation of miniaturized and automatized devices for health monitoring. While nonspecific protein adsorption by PDMS has been studied as a limitation for reusability, the protein adsorption characteristics of 3D-printed materials have not been well-studied or characterized. With these rationales in mind, we study the reusability of 3D-printed microfluidics chips. Herein, a 3D-printed cleaning chip, consisting of inlets for the sample, cleaning solution, and air, a

SUBMITTER: Lepowsky E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6215198 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature