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So, if it takes ~ 90s to fabricate a 300x130um element that is 100um thick then how long to do a 1cmx1cmx100um thick element? Scale factor is 10000/300*10000/1

So, if it takes ~ 90s to fabricate a 300x130um element that is 100um thick then how long to do a 1cmx1cmx100um thick element? Scale factor is 10000/300*10000/130 = 2564, so it takes ~ 64 hr. i.e. it takes a long time ... I will stick to CNC machining and photolithography for now. ;-) If they speed it up then perhaps 3D elements could be added to microfluidic networks with it.

icefox 15y ago
Hmmm, well for some things 64 hours isn't as bad as I first thought... This could be sped up and hopefully is highly paralyzable so with some more research you could have something while slower the resolution quality would be so much better is would be worth it for some situations. Imagine printing watch parts or pieces for musical instruments, etc.