Abstract
We achieved three-dimensional (3D) fabrication of heterogeneous microstructures using an in situ photo-polymerization method, vertical continuous flow lithography (VCFL). Utilizing a projection system including a Digital Mirror Device, 3D microstructures were fabricated in a layer-by-layer fashion with the thickness of each layer controlled by UV absorber and exposure time. In addition, VCFL fabricated heterogeneous microstructures by exposing light patterns to multiple laminar flows. We demonstrated three-layered structures and long fibers whose cross-sectional geometries were changed. We also fabricated two-layered Janus structures. We believe that VCFL will be applicable to making anisotropic microparticles for material science and bottom up tissue engineering.
