3D printing for microsystems and microfluidics

Additive fabrication technologies (3D printing)  have the potential to transform manufacturing processes both at the laboratory scale and industrial level. 

They provide the flexbility required for rapid prototyping of devices and opens new routes for the fabrication of complex 3D structures. Despite some recent advances in the field, most of the proposed methods still remain limited by : i ) the difficulty to combine printing of large structures (>several cm3) with high resolution (in the micrometer range) ii) the lack established processes to fabricate 3D structures integrating multiple materials.