Introducing electric field fabrication: A method of additive manufacturing via liquid dielectrophoresis
Biomedical devices with millimeter and micron-scaled features have been a promising approach to single-cell analysis, diagnostics, and fundamental biological and chemical studies. These devices, however, have not been able to fully embrace the advantages of additive manufacturing (AM) that offers qu...
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| author | Josie L. Duncan Jeff Schultz Zeke Barlow Rafael V. Davalos |
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| description | Biomedical devices with millimeter and micron-scaled features have been a promising approach to single-cell analysis, diagnostics, and fundamental biological and chemical studies. These devices, however, have not been able to fully embrace the advantages of additive manufacturing (AM) that offers quick prototypes and complexities not achievable via traditional 2D fabrication techniques (e.g., soft lithography). This slow adoption of AM can be attributed in part to limited material selection, resolution, and inability to easily integrate components mid-print. Here, we present the feasibility of using liquid dielectrophoresis to manipulate and shape a droplet of build material, paired with subsequent curing and stacking, to generate 3D parts. This Electric Field Fabrication (EFF) technique is an additive manufacturing method that offers advantages such as new printable materials and mixed-media parts without post-assembly for biomedical applications. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-83354e5f0a7f4ea3927c2a2b901271c32023-01-07T04:17:39ZengElsevierAdditive Manufacturing Letters2772-36902023-02-014100107Introducing electric field fabrication: A method of additive manufacturing via liquid dielectrophoresisJosie L. Duncan0Jeff Schultz1Zeke Barlow2Rafael V. Davalos3Bioelectromechanical Systems Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, Virginia Tech- Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences, Blacksburg VA, USA; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg VA, USA; Corresponding author.Phase, Inc., Charlotte NC, USAPhase, Inc., Charlotte NC, USABioelectromechanical Systems Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, Virginia Tech- Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences, Blacksburg VA, USA; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg VA, USABiomedical devices with millimeter and micron-scaled features have been a promising approach to single-cell analysis, diagnostics, and fundamental biological and chemical studies. These devices, however, have not been able to fully embrace the advantages of additive manufacturing (AM) that offers quick prototypes and complexities not achievable via traditional 2D fabrication techniques (e.g., soft lithography). This slow adoption of AM can be attributed in part to limited material selection, resolution, and inability to easily integrate components mid-print. Here, we present the feasibility of using liquid dielectrophoresis to manipulate and shape a droplet of build material, paired with subsequent curing and stacking, to generate 3D parts. This Electric Field Fabrication (EFF) technique is an additive manufacturing method that offers advantages such as new printable materials and mixed-media parts without post-assembly for biomedical applications.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772369022000743MicrofluidicsPolymersDielectrophoresisField-assisted printingElectrokinetics |
| spellingShingle | Josie L. Duncan Jeff Schultz Zeke Barlow Rafael V. Davalos Introducing electric field fabrication: A method of additive manufacturing via liquid dielectrophoresis Additive Manufacturing Letters Microfluidics Polymers Dielectrophoresis Field-assisted printing Electrokinetics |
| title | Introducing electric field fabrication: A method of additive manufacturing via liquid dielectrophoresis |
| title_full | Introducing electric field fabrication: A method of additive manufacturing via liquid dielectrophoresis |
| title_fullStr | Introducing electric field fabrication: A method of additive manufacturing via liquid dielectrophoresis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Introducing electric field fabrication: A method of additive manufacturing via liquid dielectrophoresis |
| title_short | Introducing electric field fabrication: A method of additive manufacturing via liquid dielectrophoresis |
| title_sort | introducing electric field fabrication a method of additive manufacturing via liquid dielectrophoresis |
| topic | Microfluidics Polymers Dielectrophoresis Field-assisted printing Electrokinetics |
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