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Full Title Of Poster


Stereolithography (SLA) based 3D Printing for Realizing Lab-on-chip Microfluidic Devices

2. Presenting Author, Co-Author


Akshaya Venkatakrishnan
Mechanical Department
UPES, Dehradun, India.
Email ID: [email protected]
Ph.: +91-9897857991
Venkateswaran PS
Research and Development Department
UPES, Dehradun, India.
Email ID: [email protected]
Ph.: +91-7895734999

3. Abstract
Microfluidics, the manipulation of fluids in channels with dimensions of tens of micrometers, has
emerged as a distinct new field. Microfluidics has the potential to influence subject areas from
chemical synthesis and biological analysis to optics and information technology. Devices based
on this principle, called microfluidic devices, are widely used for biological assays and analytical
processes. Such devices are used in ELISA (Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay) techniques,
in DNA and RNA arrays, and to facilitate combinatorial chemistry reactions. Fabrication of such
microfluidic devices can be done by the 3D printing technique. 3D printing is a rapid prototyping
technique which encompasses a wide range of applications in various field of research. The
‘stereolithography’ (SLA) based 3D printing is used extensively for printing microfluidic devices.
This can be attributed to its high lateral resolution around 50 microns. This method provides us
with the flexibility of printing complex 3 dimensional structures using curable polymeric materials.
Our work focuses on UV curable polymeric 3D printing of microfluidic devices for adulteration and
blending applications. The device printed using this technique has been tested for biodiesel
blending, fuel adulteration and milk adulteration. The output of the device is comparable to the
standard macroscopic testing equipments which need expertise, are bulky, expensive and need a
large sample requirement. The SLA based fabrication method is fast, accurate and provides a
better surface finish. It is regarded as one of the most suitable technique to manufacture
microfluidic devices for engineering and industrial applications.

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