New publication from Cluster Members Chantal Barwig, Annabelle Sonn, ANKIT MISHRA, Eva Blasco, Christine Selhuber-Unkel, Alumnus Tobias S., as well as Sadaf Pashapour! 🙌
In this study, the scientist introduces a new method for equipping microfluidic chips with thermoresponsive hydrogels using two-photon polymerization direct laser writing, allowing the transformation of static microfluidic channels into reconfigurable dynamic microfluidic systems.
Microfluidic tools aim to integrate several laboratory steps into a single device. They allow the study and manipulation of various chemical and biological processes, while using the unique behavior of fluids and flows at small scales. As a result, they are widely used in lab-on-chip devices, drug delivery systems, or miniaturized cell cultures.
However, microfluidic devices often have limited flexibility and are typically designed for single functions. They lack the flexibility and real-time adaptability needed to manipulate fluids and molecules within the microfluidic framework.
This new approach addresses some of these challenges and offers great flexibility and a high degree of freedom to fabricate dynamic microfluidic devices with great adaptability to experimental conditions in real time.
👉https://lnkd.in/e5sNYqSs
#3DPrinting #Microfluidic #DLW #Hydrogels #publication
