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3D printing manufacturing technologies for the advancement of analytical sciences

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During the last decade, the use of additive manufacturing technologies, also known as 3D printing, has become very popular in industry and research institutions. For analytical chemistry applications, 3D printing can be adopted to fabricate a wide range of tools, from common laboratory hardware, to fluidic systems, sample treatment platforms, sensing structures, and complete fully functional analytical devices. One of the most important advantages of 3D printing over conventional fabrication processes, is the ability of rapid prototyping. Analytical systems and devices can be quickly fabricated (within hours), tested and validated against theoretical predictions without the need of tedious, costly and time-consuming outsourced manufacturing services. The range of materials and affordable machines is constantly increasing, providing to the analytical chemistry community with unprecedented freedom to implement innovative designs and original analytical strategies.

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  • Adriano Ambrosi Adriano Ambrosi

    Adriano Ambrosi

    Adriano Ambrosi is currently a Senior Scientist at the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, A*STAR (Singapore), and adjunct Professor at Qingdao University of Science and Technology (China). His research interests include the use of nanomaterials for sensing and energy related applications and the fabrication of electrochemical devices by 3D printing. He published over 120 peer-reviewed articles (h-index: 52) and has been recognized as Highly Cited Researcher in 2018 by Clarivate Analytics.

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