3D-PRINTED MICROFLUIDICS FOR BIOMIMICRY

Across various length scales, nature excels in packing materials and functions into unconstrained geometries. The complexity found in nature far exceeds our current fabrication capabilities, and mimicking all the functions of nature has remained a distant dream. This thesis presents a set of 3D printing tools, processes, design strategies to address the question: how can we combine 3D printing and design strategies to perform biomimicry across various length scales? The focus of the thesis will be on 3D-printed microfluidics for systemic biomimicry at the microscale (i.e., vasculatures, organ-on-a-chip) and macroscale (i.e., soft robotics).

Author dc:creator

• CHING TSZ HIM

• 3D printing; Biomimicry; Microfluidics; lab-on-a-chip; organ-on-a-chip; soft robotics