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Review

Extrusion-Based 3D Printing of Microfluidic Devices for Chemical and Biomedical Applications: A Topical Review

by
Daniela Pranzo
1,
Piero Larizza
1,
Daniel Filippini
2 and
Gianluca Percoco
3,*
1
Masmec Biomed, Masmec S.p.A. Division, 70026 Modugno (Bari), Italy
2
Optical Devices Lab, IFM, Linköping University, 58183 Linköping, Sweden
3
Department of Mechanics, Mathematics and Management, Polytechnic University of Bari, 70126 Bari, Italy
*
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Micromachines 2018, 9(8), 374; https://doi.org/10.3390/mi9080374
Submission received: 5 June 2018 / Revised: 12 July 2018 / Accepted: 19 July 2018 / Published: 27 July 2018
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One of the most widespread additive manufacturing (AM) technologies is fused deposition modelling (FDM), also known as fused filament fabrication (FFF) or extrusion-based AM. The main reasons for its success are low costs, very simple machine structure, and a wide variety of available materials. However, one of the main limitations of the process is its accuracy and finishing. In spite of this, FDM is finding more and more applications, including in the world of micro-components. In this world, one of the most interesting topics is represented by microfluidic reactors for chemical and biomedical applications. The present review focusses on this research topic from a process point of view, describing at first the platforms and materials and then deepening the most relevant applications.
Keywords: FFF; FDM; 3D printing; biomedical devices; chemical reactors; microfluidics; lab-on-a-chip (LOC) FFF; FDM; 3D printing; biomedical devices; chemical reactors; microfluidics; lab-on-a-chip (LOC)

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Pranzo, D.; Larizza, P.; Filippini, D.; Percoco, G. Extrusion-Based 3D Printing of Microfluidic Devices for Chemical and Biomedical Applications: A Topical Review. Micromachines 2018, 9, 374. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi9080374

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Pranzo D, Larizza P, Filippini D, Percoco G. Extrusion-Based 3D Printing of Microfluidic Devices for Chemical and Biomedical Applications: A Topical Review. Micromachines. 2018; 9(8):374. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi9080374

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Pranzo, Daniela, Piero Larizza, Daniel Filippini, and Gianluca Percoco. 2018. "Extrusion-Based 3D Printing of Microfluidic Devices for Chemical and Biomedical Applications: A Topical Review" Micromachines 9, no. 8: 374. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi9080374

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Pranzo, D., Larizza, P., Filippini, D., & Percoco, G. (2018). Extrusion-Based 3D Printing of Microfluidic Devices for Chemical and Biomedical Applications: A Topical Review. Micromachines, 9(8), 374. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi9080374

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