Issue 4, 2010
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Soft Matter

Direct-write assembly of biomimetic microvascular networks for efficient fluid transport†

Willie Wu,ab   Christopher J. Hansen,ab   Alejandro M. Aragón,bc   Philippe H. Geubelle,bd   Scott R. Whitebd  and  Jennifer A. Lewis*ab  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
E-mail: jalewis@illinois.edu

b Autonomic Materials Systems Group, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA

c Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA

d Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA

Abstract

Biomimetic microvascular networks with complex architectures are embedded in epoxy matrices using direct-write assembly. Fluid transport in multi-generation bifurcating channels is systematically investigated and maximum flow efficiency is found to occur when Murray's law is obeyed.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B918436H
Article type
Communication
Submitted
07 Sep 2009
Accepted
20 Nov 2009
First published
16 Dec 2009

Soft Matter, 2010,6, 739-742

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Direct-write assembly of biomimetic microvascular networks for efficient fluid transport

W. Wu, C. J. Hansen, A. M. Aragón, P. H. Geubelle, S. R. White and J. A. Lewis, Soft Matter, 2010, 6, 739 DOI: 10.1039/B918436H

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