Properties and Applications of PDMS for Biomedical Engineering: A Review
Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is an elastomer with excellent optical, electrical and mechanical properties, which makes it well-suited for several engineering applications. Due to its biocompatibility, PDMS is widely used for biomedical purposes. This widespread use has also led to the massification o...
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| description | Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is an elastomer with excellent optical, electrical and mechanical properties, which makes it well-suited for several engineering applications. Due to its biocompatibility, PDMS is widely used for biomedical purposes. This widespread use has also led to the massification of the soft-lithography technique, introduced for facilitating the rapid prototyping of micro and nanostructures using elastomeric materials, most notably PDMS. This technique has allowed advances in microfluidic, electronic and biomedical fields. In this review, an overview of the properties of PDMS and some of its commonly used treatments, aiming at the suitability to those fields’ needs, are presented. Applications such as microchips in the biomedical field, replication of cardiovascular flow and medical implants are also reviewed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ed48929faee34d8aa46ca1adc39e1f7e2023-11-24T01:53:13ZengMDPI AGJournal of Functional Biomaterials2079-49832021-12-01131210.3390/jfb13010002Properties and Applications of PDMS for Biomedical Engineering: A ReviewInês Miranda0Andrews Souza1Paulo Sousa2João Ribeiro3Elisabete M. S. Castanheira4Rui Lima5Graça Minas6Center for MicroElectromechanical Systems (CMEMS-UMinho), Campus de Azurém, University of Minho, 4800-058 Guimaraes, PortugalMEtRICs, Mechanical Engineering Department, Campus de Azurém, University of Minho, 4800-058 Guimaraes, PortugalCenter for MicroElectromechanical Systems (CMEMS-UMinho), Campus de Azurém, University of Minho, 4800-058 Guimaraes, PortugalCentro de Investigação de Montanha (CIMO), Campus de Santa Apolónia, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, 5300-253 Braganca, PortugalCentre of Physics of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), Campus de Gualtar, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, PortugalMEtRICs, Mechanical Engineering Department, Campus de Azurém, University of Minho, 4800-058 Guimaraes, PortugalCenter for MicroElectromechanical Systems (CMEMS-UMinho), Campus de Azurém, University of Minho, 4800-058 Guimaraes, PortugalPolydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is an elastomer with excellent optical, electrical and mechanical properties, which makes it well-suited for several engineering applications. Due to its biocompatibility, PDMS is widely used for biomedical purposes. This widespread use has also led to the massification of the soft-lithography technique, introduced for facilitating the rapid prototyping of micro and nanostructures using elastomeric materials, most notably PDMS. This technique has allowed advances in microfluidic, electronic and biomedical fields. In this review, an overview of the properties of PDMS and some of its commonly used treatments, aiming at the suitability to those fields’ needs, are presented. Applications such as microchips in the biomedical field, replication of cardiovascular flow and medical implants are also reviewed.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4983/13/1/2polydimethylsiloxanePDMS propertiesPDMS applicationsmicrofluidicsbiomedical engineering |
| spellingShingle | Inês Miranda Andrews Souza Paulo Sousa João Ribeiro Elisabete M. S. Castanheira Rui Lima Graça Minas Properties and Applications of PDMS for Biomedical Engineering: A Review Journal of Functional Biomaterials polydimethylsiloxane PDMS properties PDMS applications microfluidics biomedical engineering |
| title | Properties and Applications of PDMS for Biomedical Engineering: A Review |
| title_full | Properties and Applications of PDMS for Biomedical Engineering: A Review |
| title_fullStr | Properties and Applications of PDMS for Biomedical Engineering: A Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Properties and Applications of PDMS for Biomedical Engineering: A Review |
| title_short | Properties and Applications of PDMS for Biomedical Engineering: A Review |
| title_sort | properties and applications of pdms for biomedical engineering a review |
| topic | polydimethylsiloxane PDMS properties PDMS applications microfluidics biomedical engineering |
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