Michinao Hashimoto's Biography

Michinao Hashimoto, Associate Professor, Singapore University of Technology and Design

Michinao Hashimoto is an Associate Professor at Singapore University of Technology and Design leading Soft Fluidics Lab. With the overarching research topics of microfluidics and digital fabrication, his group works on various cross-disciplinary themes in biomedical engineering, organ-on-chip, 3D printing, food engineering, and soft robotics. His research has been featured by multiple news organizations and websites, including C&EN, Physics World, Channel News Asia. Michinao received dual B.S. degrees in Chemistry and Biochemistry/Biophysics from Oregon State University (2003) and Ph.D. degree from Harvard University (2009), followed by postdoctoral training at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Children’s Hospital Boston. Michinao has served as a visiting researcher in different countries, including Poland, Brazil, Taiwan, Japan, and Saudi Arabia. Michinao hopes to work on all continents before he finishes his research career.

Direct Ink Writing 3D Printing for Fabricating Ultra-deformable Microfluidic Electronic Devices

Thursday, 6 October 2022 at 13:30

Add to Calendar ▼2022-10-06 13:30:002022-10-06 14:30:00Europe/LondonDirect Ink Writing 3D Printing for Fabricating Ultra-deformable Microfluidic Electronic DevicesLab-on-a-Chip and Microfluidics Asia 2022 in Tokyo, JapanTokyo, JapanSELECTBIOenquiries@selectbiosciences.com

Three-dimensional (3D) printing has become the new standard to fabricate microfluidic devices. Stereolithography (SL) printing has been increasingly used to fabricate fluidic channels, but the fabricated devices are restricted by attainable channel dimensions and properties of photoresins. Integration of channels with electronic components is also difficult due to the mechanism of SL printing. In this work, we present direct ink writing (DIW) 3D printing as an alternative route to fabricating microchannels. DIW 3D printing allows extrusion-based patterning of silicone-based elastomeric materials (e.g., room-temperature-vulcanizing (RTV) silicone and addition-curing two-part silicone) on unique substrates such as elastomeric sheets integrated with electronic components (e.g., light-emitting diode chips and near field communication (NFC) tags) to enhance the functionality of the device. To highlight the advantage of DIW-based fabrication of microchannels, an ultra-deformable film-based microfluidic device with embedded liquid metals is fabricated to demonstrate the device conformability that addresses mechanical mismatch at the tissue-device interface. Overall, DIW 3D printing offers unique opportunities for the fabrication of microfluidic devices with advanced functions and will be beneficial for the development of flexible sensors and actuators.

Add to Calendar ▼2022-10-06 00:00:002022-10-07 00:00:00Europe/LondonLab-on-a-Chip and Microfluidics Asia 2022Lab-on-a-Chip and Microfluidics Asia 2022 in Tokyo, JapanTokyo, JapanSELECTBIOenquiries@selectbiosciences.com

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