Simple 3D Printed Scaffold‐Removal Method for the Fabrication of Intricate Microfluidic Devices

2015/07/16 by Vittorio Saggiomo, Aldrik H. Velders · 1 voice · 5 citations
Engineering · #3D Printing in Biomedical Research #Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation #Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications

paper · pdf · doi:10.1002/advs.201500125

openalex publication_date 2015/07/16 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29

Abstract

An easy and cheap fabrication method for intricate polydimethylsiloxane microfluidic devices is presented. The acrylonitrile butadiene styrene scaffold-removal method uses cheap, off-the-shelf materials and equipment for the fabrication of intricate microfluidic devices. The versatility of the method is proven by the fabrication of 3D multilayer, ship-in-a-bottle, selective heating, sensing, and NMR microfluidic devices. The methodology is coined ESCARGOT: Embedded SCAffold RemovinG Open Technology.

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