Fig. 3: Effect of porosity in leaching time and SEM images of the mold and the lipid microparticle.
From: Additive manufacturing of water-soluble 3D micro molds for complex-shaped lipid microparticles
a Effect of the scaffold fill density in the organogel structure on the porosity of the Ca-based structure and their leaching time (n = 3) and optical images of different scaffold fill densities. b Ca-based mold before PVA coating. c Ca-based mold after PVA coating. d Lipid microparticle encapsulating MNPs. e Helix lipid microparticles with varying dimensions, featuring helical body diameters of ranging from 10 to 0.5 µm. f Enlarged images of helical lipid microparticles with diameters of 1 µm and 0.5 µm, showing imperfections due to insufficient fabrication resolution.
