Abstract
A process for the fabrication of shaped microfibers is developed that combines software-enabled inertial microfluidics and photopolymerization. Flow deformations caused by flow around pillars sculpt the shape of a stream of reactive solution, which is photopolymerized into a fiber. The cross-sectional shapes and selective surface functionalization of the fibers compare well with the predicted shapes of the sculpted streams.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 3712-3717 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Advanced Materials |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 22 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 11 2014 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering
- General Materials Science
Keywords
- inertial microfluidics
- photopolymerization
- shaped microfibers
- surface functionalization
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