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Materials of Controlled Shape and Stiffness with Photocurable Microfluidic Endoskeleton

  1. Suk Tai Chang1,
  2. Ahmet Burak Uçar1,
  3. Garrett R. Swindlehurst1,
  4. Robert O. Bradley IV1,
  5. Frederick J. Renk2,
  6. Orlin D. Velev1,*

Article first published online: 1 APR 2009

DOI: 10.1002/adma.200803638

Issue

Advanced Materials

Advanced Materials

Volume 21, Issue 27, pages 2803–2807, July 20, 2009

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How to Cite

Chang, S. T., Uçar, A. B., Swindlehurst, G. R., Bradley, R. O., Renk, F. J. and Velev, O. D. (2009), Materials of Controlled Shape and Stiffness with Photocurable Microfluidic Endoskeleton. Adv. Mater., 21: 2803–2807. doi: 10.1002/adma.200803638

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC 27695-7905 (USA)

  2. 2

    Center for Packaging Innovation MeadWestvaco Raleigh, NC 27606 (USA)

*Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC 27695-7905 (USA).

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 10 JUL 2009
  2. Article first published online: 1 APR 2009
  3. Manuscript Revised: 25 FEB 2009
  4. Manuscript Received: 10 DEC 2008

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Keywords:

  • biosensing;
  • endoskeleton;
  • microfluidics
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Photocurable microfluidic channel networks in thin layers of polydimethylsiloxane can act as on-demand endoskeletons to lock-in specific shapes. The light-induced solidification of photopolymer inside the microchannel networks leads to drastic increases in the elastic and bending moduli of the elastomeric material.

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