Rapid prototyping of microchannels with surface patterns for fabrication of polymer fibers

Goodrich, Payton J.; Sharifi, Farrokh; Hashemi, Nastaran

doi:10.1039/c5ra15154f

Title: Rapid prototyping of microchannels with surface patterns for fabrication of polymer fibers

Journal Article · Fri Aug 14 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · RSC Advances

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/c5ra15154f· OSTI ID:1227413

Goodrich, Payton J. ^[1]; Sharifi, Farrokh ^[1]; Hashemi, Nastaran ^[2]

Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)
Iowa State Univ. and Ames Lab., Ames, IA (United States); Ames National Lab., Iowa

Microfluidic technology has provided innovative solutions to numerous problems, but the cost of designing and fabricating microfluidic channels is impeding its expansion. In this study, Shrinky-Dink thermoplastic sheets are used to create multilayered complex templates for microfluidic channels. We also used inkjet and laserjet printers to raise a predetermined microchannel geometry by depositing several layers of ink for each feature consecutively. We achieved feature heights over 100 μm, which were measured and compared with surface profilometry. Templates closest to the target geometry were then used to create microfluidic devices from soft-lithography with the molds as a template. These microfluidic devices were, futhermore used to fabricate polymer microfibers using the microfluidic focusing approach to demonstrate the potential that this process has for microfluidic applications. Finally, an economic analysis was conducted to compare the price of common microfluidic template manufacturing methods. We showed that multilayer microchannels can be created significantly quicker and cheaper than current methods for design prototyping and point-of-care applications in the biomedical area.

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Research Organization:: Ames Lab., Ames, IA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists (WDTS)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-07CH11358; Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship (SULI)

OSTI ID:: 1227413

Report Number(s):: IS-J-8796; RSCACL

Journal Information:: RSC Advances, Vol. 5, Issue 87; ISSN 2046-2069

Publisher:: Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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