Surface functionalization of 3D-printed plastics via initiated chemical vapor deposition

• Christine Cheng and
• Malancha Gupta

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 1629–1636, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.162

• microfluidics. Keywords: 3D printing; chemical vapor deposition; coatings; functional polymers; surface modification; Introduction Three-dimensional printing (3DP) is a useful fabrication technique that offers rapid and low-cost prototyping, high levels of design complexity, and resolution on the micron scale

• . To demonstrate the generality of the iCVD process for depositing different functional polymers onto 3D-printed substrates, 7.5 mm tall lattices were also coated with a hydrophilic, cross-linked polymer. PHEMA was chosen as the model hydrophilic polymer because it is biocompatible and has been used in