Bio

I am a junior at Stanford University studying Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering. My goal in life is to build the future through translational medical technologies and purposeful ventures.

Things I have built: health{hacks}, bicompatible hydrogel ostomy adhesive, kinesthetic latticed programmable tape

Contact

  • Academic
    willpan@stanford.edu
    University - Student Department: Mechanical Engineering Position: Undergraduate
    University - Student Department: Electrical Engineering Position: Graduate

All Publications

  • High-resolution stereolithography: Negative spaces enabled by control of fluid mechanics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Coates, I. A., Pan, W., Saccone, M. A., Lipkowitz, G., Ilyin, D., Driskill, M. M., Dulay, M. T., Frank, C. W., Shaqfeh, E. S., DeSimone, J. M. 2024; 121 (37): e2405382121

    Abstract

    Stereolithography enables the fabrication of three-dimensional (3D) freeform structures via light-induced polymerization. However, the accumulation of ultraviolet dose within resin trapped in negative spaces, such as microfluidic channels or voids, can result in the unintended closing, referred to as overcuring, of these negative spaces. We report the use of injection continuous liquid interface production to continuously displace resin at risk of overcuring in negative spaces created in previous layers with fresh resin to mitigate the loss of Z-axis resolution. We demonstrate the ability to resolve 50-μm microchannels, breaking the historical relationship between resin properties and negative space resolution. With this approach, we fabricated proof-of-concept 3D free-form microfluidic devices with improved design freedom over device material selection and resulting properties.

    View details for DOI 10.1073/pnas.2405382121

    View details for PubMedID 39231205

  • Injection continuous liquid interface production of 3D objects. Science advances Lipkowitz, G., Samuelsen, T., Hsiao, K., Lee, B., Dulay, M. T., Coates, I., Lin, H., Pan, W., Toth, G., Tate, L., Shaqfeh, E. S., DeSimone, J. M. 2022; 8 (39): eabq3917

    Abstract

    In additive manufacturing, it is imperative to increase print speeds, use higher-viscosity resins, and print with multiple different resins simultaneously. To this end, we introduce a previously unexplored ultraviolet-based photopolymerization three-dimensional printing process. The method exploits a continuous liquid interface-the dead zone-mechanically fed with resin at elevated pressures through microfluidic channels dynamically created and integral to the growing part. Through this mass transport control, injection continuous liquid interface production, or iCLIP, can accelerate printing speeds to 5- to 10-fold over current methods such as CLIP, can use resins an order of magnitude more viscous than CLIP, and can readily pattern a single heterogeneous object with different resins in all Cartesian coordinates. We characterize the process parameters governing iCLIP and demonstrate use cases for rapidly printing carbon nanotube-filled composites, multimaterial features with length scales spanning several orders of magnitude, and lattices with tunable moduli and energy absorption.

    View details for DOI 10.1126/sciadv.abq3917

    View details for PubMedID 36170357