title: High-Throughput Generation of Emulsions and Microgels in Parallelized Microfluidic Drop-Makers Prepared by Rapid Prototyping.
abstract: We describe the preparation of rapid prototyped parallelized microfluidic drop-maker devices. The manufacturing technique facilitates stacking of the drop-makers vertically on top of each other allowing for a reduced footprint and minimized dead-volume through efficient design of the distribution channels. We showcase the potential of the additive manufacturing technique for microfluidics and the performance of the parallelized device by producing large amounts of microgels with a diameter of ca. 500 μm, a size that is inaccessible using traditional synthetic approaches.
authors.affiliation: †DWI-Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Forckenbeckstrasse 50, 52074 Aachen, Germany.|‡Chemical Process Engineering AVT.CVT, RWTH Aachen University, Turmstrasse 46, 52064 Aachen, Germany.
authors.forename: Tim
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Femmer
authors.affiliation: †DWI-Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Forckenbeckstrasse 50, 52074 Aachen, Germany.
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jans
authors.affiliation: †DWI-Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Forckenbeckstrasse 50, 52074 Aachen, Germany.
authors.forename: Rudi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Eswein
authors.affiliation: †DWI-Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Forckenbeckstrasse 50, 52074 Aachen, Germany.
authors.forename: Naveed
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Anwar
authors.affiliation: †DWI-Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Forckenbeckstrasse 50, 52074 Aachen, Germany.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moeller
authors.affiliation: †DWI-Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Forckenbeckstrasse 50, 52074 Aachen, Germany.|‡Chemical Process Engineering AVT.CVT, RWTH Aachen University, Turmstrasse 46, 52064 Aachen, Germany.
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wessling
authors.affiliation: †DWI-Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Forckenbeckstrasse 50, 52074 Aachen, Germany.
authors.forename: Alexander J C
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Kuehne
keywords: 3D printing; additive manufacturing; microfluidics; microgel; parallelization; rapid prototyping; upscaling