Simple and versatile 3D printed microfluidics using fused filament fabrication

PLoS ONE

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2016, Pages

  Morgan, Alex J L ^a   San Jose, Lorena Hidalgo ^a   Jamieson, William D ^a   Wymant, Jennifer M ^a   Song, Bing ^a   Stephens, Phil ^a   Barrow, David A ^a   Castell, Oliver K ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL VIABILITY; CENTRIFUGATION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DEVICE MATERIAL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FLOW RATE; FUSED FILAMENT FABRICATION; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROTECHNOLOGY; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PROTEOMICS; REPRODUCIBILITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTING; VISCOSITY; CELL CULTURE; CYTOLOGY; STEM CELL;

CELLS, CULTURED; HUMANS; MICROFLUIDICS; PRINTING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; STEM CELLS;

EID: 84963652794     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0152023     Document Type: Article

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