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Solvent-cast three-dimensional printing of multifunctional microsystems.

Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) (2013-07-05)
Shuang-Zhuang Guo, Frédérick Gosselin, Nicolas Guerin, Anne-Marie Lanouette, Marie-Claude Heuzey, Daniel Therriault
ABSTRACT

The solvent-cast direct-write fabrication of microstructures is shown using a thermoplastic polymer solution ink. The method employs the robotically controlled microextrusion of a filament combined with a rapid solvent evaporation. Upon drying, the increased rigidity of the extruded filament enables the creation of complex freeform 3D shapes.