Microfluidic-Enhanced 3D Printing
Spinning Desicurer Procedure
We address the limitations of conventional SLA 3D printing in multi-material manufacturing by developing a custom multiphase microfluidic 3D printer. This platform enables dynamic layer slicing and high-resolution material exchange, and is currently being applied to the fabrication of heterogeneous tissue constructs and ion-exchange membrane-based ionic circuits.
Selected publications
(1) Ramirez-Alvarado, G.‡, Garibaldi, G.‡, Toujani, C., Sun, G., “In-situ 3D Polymerization (IS-3DP): Implementing an Aqueous-Two Phase System for the formation of 3D Objects inside Microfluidic Channels.” Biomicrofluidics, 18, 054113 (2024).
(2) Garibaldi, G.‡, Ramirez-Alvarado, G.‡, Garibaldi, M., Sun, G., “Spinning Desicurer: A cost-effective and generalizable post-processing method for enhanced optical quality in 3D-printed microfluidics.” MRS Communications 14, 909-918 (2024).