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We present a new strategy for the fabrication of artificial skeletal muscle tissue with functional morphologies based on an innovative 3D bioprinting approach. The methodology is based on a microfluidic printing head coupled to a co-axial needle extruder for h...

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3D printing enables fast and relatively easy fabrication of various microfluidic structures including microvalves. A check microvalve is the simplest valve enabling control of the fluid flow in microchannels. Proper operation of the check valve is ensured by a...

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One of the largest impediments in the development of microfluidic-based smart sensing systems is the manufacturability of integrated, complex devices. Here, we propose multimaterial 3D printing for the fabrication of such devices in a single step. A microfluid...

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To improve the sample handling, and reduce cost and preparation time, of peptide mapping LC-MS workflows in protein analytical research, we here investigate the possibility of replacing conventional enzymatic digestion methods with a polymer microfluidic chip-...

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Here we describe the combination of three-dimensional (3D) printed chip and automated microfluidic droplet-based screening techniques for achieving massively parallel, nanoliter-scale protein crystallization screening under vapor diffusion mode. We fabricated...

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Hepatocytes are highly differentiated epithelial cells that lose their phenotype and function when removed from the in vivo environment. Given the importance of hepatic cultures for drug toxicity, bioartificial liver assist devices and basic biology studies, c...

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Three dimensional printing (3D printing) has emerged as a potential revolutionary technology for the fabrication of mi-crofluidic devices. A direct experimental comparison of the three 3D printing technologies dominating microfluidics was conducted using a Y-j...

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Microchannels have applications in microfluidic devices, patterns for micromolding, and even flexible electronic devices. Three-dimensional (3D) printing presents a promising alternative manufacturing route for these microchannels due to the technology’s relat...

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This paper presents a symmetric three-flow microfluidic concentration gradient generator, made possible by a 3D microchannel network fabricated via ultra-high resolution Multijet 3D printing. The prototype fluidic device is utilized as an effective tool for th...

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Accurate modeling of the complex three-dimensional (3D) microarchitectures of in vivo vascular structures has remained a formidable challenge for medical and biological communities. Although many platforms have been developed to mimic vascular microgeometry, d...

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A rapid and high-resolution bioprinter based on a capillary coaxial microfluidic printer head and vacuum substrate, was conceived and built up in this work. We demonstrate the printing of porous (400 μm pitch) 3D bio-scaffolds made from calcium alginate microf...

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Microfluidic components capable of mimicking the functions of electronic circuit elements are critical to applications including soft robots [1] and biochemical fluids processing [2-4]. The emergence of state-of-the-art additive manufacturing or “three-dimensi...

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This paper reports the first demonstration of a fully additively manufactured, miniature diaphragm vacuum pump. Using polyjet 3-D printing technology with 42 μm XY pixelation and 25 μm layer height, a single-stage vacuum pump design with active valves that has...