Print your membrane: Rapid prototyping of complex 3D-PDMS membranes via a sacrificial resist
Abstract(#br)Polydimethylsiloxane is a translucent silicone material present in most lab-on-a-chip devices. In membrane technology, polydimethylsiloxane provides a separation barrier for various applications such as oxygenation, vapor recovery and nanofiltration. The easy-to-use combination of silicon and crosslinker and its properties make it widely applicable for two-dimensional device geometries. Here we develop a new sacrificial lithography technique to produce three-dimensional membrane geometries using rapid prototyping.