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Fabrication of fillable microparticles and other complex 3D microstructures.

ABSTRACT: Three-dimensional (3D) microstructures created by microfabrication and additive manufacturing have demonstrated value across a number of fields, ranging from biomedicine to microelectronics. However, the techniques used to create these devices each have their own characteristic set of advantages and limitations with regards to resolution, material compatibility, and geometrical constraints that determine the types of microstructures that can be formed. We describe a microfabrication method, termed StampEd Assembly of polymer Layers (SEAL), and create injectable pulsatile drug-delivery microparticles, pH sensors, and 3D microfluidic devices that we could not produce using traditional 3D printing. SEAL allows us to generate microstructures with complex geometry at high resolution, produce fully enclosed internal cavities containing a solid or liquid, and use potentially any thermoplastic material without processing additives.

SUBMITTER: McHugh KJ

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6510330 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Fabrication of fillable microparticles and other complex 3D microstructures.

McHugh Kevin J KJ Nguyen Thanh D TD Linehan Allison R AR Yang David D Behrens Adam M AM Rose Sviatlana S Tochka Zachary L ZL Tzeng Stephany Y SY Norman James J JJ Anselmo Aaron C AC Xu Xian X Tomasic Stephanie S Taylor Matthew A MA Lu Jennifer J Guarecuco Rohiverth R Langer Robert R Jaklenec Ana A

Science (New York, N.Y.) 20170901 6356

Three-dimensional (3D) microstructures created by microfabrication and additive manufacturing have demonstrated value across a number of fields, ranging from biomedicine to microelectronics. However, the techniques used to create these devices each have their own characteristic set of advantages and limitations with regards to resolution, material compatibility, and geometrical constraints that determine the types of microstructures that can be formed. We describe a microfabrication method, term ...[more]

PMID: 28912242

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Fabrication of fillable microparticles and other complex 3D microstructures.

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