From Fabrication to Flow: Impact of Print Orientation on Surface Qualities and Capillary-Driven Flow in Laser SLA-based Open Microchannels
Ariel Lin, Laura A. Milton, Damon Wing Hey Chan, Nidhi Ghadge, Jodie C. Tokihiro, Lauren G. Brown, Albert Shin, Yi‐Chin Toh, Ayokunle O. Olanrewaju, Erwin Berthier, Jean Berthier, Ashleigh B. Theberge
This study evaluates how print orientation affects surface texture and capillary-driven flow in laser SLA-printed microchannels, finding that surface tortuosity, not roughness, better predicts flow behavior.
bioRxiv · Apr 14, 2026 · PreprintBioengineering