Recent progress in the development of THz systems led to a variety of new applications in communications, nondestructive testing or particle accelerators, to name a few. © 2021 Optical Society of America under the terms of the OSA Open Access Publishing Agreement 1. We demonstrate a route to achieve broadband performance, so that 3D-printed waveplates can also be used with broadband, few-cycle THz pulses, for instance, in nonlinear THz spectroscopy or other THz high field applications. Specifically, we investigate quarter- and half-waveplates, q-plates, and spiral phaseplates. By using a broadband THz source, with a useful spectral range from 0.08 THz to 1.5 THz, we show that 3D-printed waveplates operate well up to 0.6 THz and have bandwidths similar to commercial products. Three-dimensional printing based on fused deposition modeling has been shown to provide a cost-efficient and time-saving tool for fabricating a variety of THz optics for a frequency range of <0.2 THz. Note: Author names will be searched in the keywords field, also, but that may find papers where the person is mentioned, rather than papers they authored.Use a comma to separate multiple people: J Smith, RL Jones, Macarthur.Use these formats for best results: Smith or J Smith.For best results, use the separate Authors field to search for author names.Use quotation marks " " around specific phrases where you want the entire phrase only.Question mark (?) - Example: "gr?y" retrieves documents containing "grey" or "gray".Asterisk ( * ) - Example: "elect*" retrieves documents containing "electron," "electronic," and "electricity".Improve efficiency in your search by using wildcards.Example: (photons AND downconversion) - pump.Example: (diode OR solid-state) AND laser.Note the Boolean sign must be in upper-case. Separate search groups with parentheses and Booleans.Keep it simple - don't use too many different parameters.The lightweight unit is compact and quiet and applicable for benchtop or desktop use. Other important features include UV transparency of any plastic and low autofluorescence.īy utilizing TOPAS 8007S-04, manufacturers can start small-scale production with the Fluid Factory and seamlessly ramp up to commercial-scale injection molding without changing plastic materials. The inert nature of the material prevents interference with reactions and analyses. With 92% clarity and mold detail of TOPAS COC, well counts are maximized, flow channels can be incorporated and analyses are optimized.ĭue to its ultra-high purity, TOPAS COC has lower leachables and extractables than competing materials, resulting in the most reliable and repeatable results. With this complete design flexibility, the Fluidic Factory is suitable for applicationsincluding organ-on-a-chip, point-of-care diagnostics, drug development, education, chemical synthesis and analytical and biomedical assays.
Users can choose a design from the selection in the Fluidic Factory's Design Library, or create and print their own unique device using virtually any CAD software.
The Fluidic Factory features intelligent software and hardware that ensures reliable sealing of fluidic paths, allowing the creation of precise channel geometries and various features not possible using etching, embossing, molding, or machining techniques.
The first commercially available 3D printer for fluidically sealed devices offers rapid, easy, and reliable printing of microfluidic devices at an economical cost. TOPAS COC provides clarity, purity, chemical resistance and UV transparency. The 3D printer is designed for use with TOPAS 8007S-04, a standard injection-molding grade for high-performance medical and optical applications. The Fluidic Factory is designed for ease of use, enabling rapid prototyping of fluidically sealed devices such as chips, sensor cartridges, fluid manifolds, valves, connectors and medical devices. Dolomite unveiled its uniqueFluidic Factory, said to be the first commercially available 3D printer for sealed microfluidic devices that utilizes cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) from TOPAS Advanced Polymers.Ĭareful consideration was given to a range of materials for the printer and TOPAS COC offers unique properties and benefits over other polymers, making it ideal for microfluidics in biology and medical environments.