Microfluidic-Enhanced 3D Printing
Conventional stereolithography (SLA) 3D printing faces challenges in multi-materials manufacturing. We address this challenge by designing multiphase microfluidic printing apparatus to facilitate material exchange while maintaining high 3D spatial resolution and enabling dynamic layer slicing. We are applying our customized microfluidic in situ 3D printer to fabricating 3D heterogeneous tissue constructs and ion exchange membrane-integrated 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).