A fabrication process can produce self-heating microfluidic devices in one step using a multimaterial 3D printer. These devices, which can be made rapidly and cheaply in large numbers, could help ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Microfluidics, the science of manipulating tiny amounts of fluid in micro-scale devices, has long held promise for revolutionizing fields like medical diagnostics, chemistry, and ...

Researchers show how 3D printing enables sub-micron precision in microelectronics and microfluidics, offering a flexible alternative to traditional methods. (Nanowerk News) As micro and nanotechnology ...

Researchers at Brigham Young University have demonstrated the ability to create microfluidic lab-on-a-chip devices with channels and valves smaller than ever before. Using a new 3D printing technique, ...

The fields of microfluidics and additive manufacturing have converged to transform the design and fabrication of microscale devices. Microfluidics, which involves the precise manipulation of minute ...

Microfluidics generally requires very specialized production processes. But now, a team of researchers from the University of California, Irvine, want to make the field as accessible to students and ...

Current 3D printed microfluidics are limited by multiple factors, such as available materials for 3D printing (e.g. optical transparency, flexibility, biocompatibility), achievable dimensions of ...

In a groundbreaking new study, researchers at the University of Minnesota, in collaboration with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center, have 3D printed unique fluid ...

3D printing is common in professional and academic laboratories as researchers discover innovative uses. Its central function is to quickly create complex 3D structures with great precision. The ...

MIT researchers developed a fabrication process to produce self-heating microfluidic devices in one step using a multi-material 3D printer. Pictured is an example of one of the devices. MIT ...