Researchers Devise 3D Printing Method for Cost-Effective Preparation of Biochips
Microfluidics is the backbone of important research in clinical diagnostics, drug discovery, health care, and medicine. However, in the area of biology, 3D printed microfluidics platforms, which are essentially small-scale plumbing systems on a chip, have helped researchers understand and analyze sensitive bioanalytical systems.
There is currently a great need to be able to reduce the feature diameters in biological arrays, which would in turn increase how many probes are on the surface. However, high-energy beams are necessary for most nanolithography methods, which can denature or destroy soft matter.
A team of researchers from the Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY) have been studying how 3D printing and microfluidics can be combined to develop a more cost-effective, efficient way to prepare microarrays, or biochips, which screen for and analyze biological changes in bioterrorism agents, disease development, and research involving biological components…”
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