Inkjet 3D Printing of Labs-on-a-Chip with Optical Detection

Inkjet 3D printing is one of the techniques of additive manufacturing that is successfully adapted to requirements of microfluidic structures development. In this paper result of author's research works on applicability of inkjet 3D printing is described. Special attention was paid to optical properties of the printed microstructures. Than examples of various microfluidic structures are briefly described. Finally a discussion on limits and potential directions of inkjet 3D printing development for microfluidics is presented.