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Manufacturing Research

At Saint Louis University, we’re not just studying how things are made. We’re reimagining how to design, build and make what comes next. 

At the School of Science and Engineering, we’re bending the traditional definition of manufacturing and exploring what it means to truly be a maker. To make products. To make buildings. To make medicine. To make change. 

Research Projects

A chip produced in KLab Photonics Lab
Research in KLab Photonics looks at on-chip quantum optics, where good sources of single photons on a chip are needed.

At the Intersection of Quantum Engineering and Mass Manufacturing

Using advanced software and state-of-the-art facilities, the KLab Photonics team, led by Nate Kinsey, Ph.D., associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, is bringing together quantum engineering and mass manufacturing. With an eye on on-chip quantum optics, researchers are exploring what can be learned during the production of single photons on a chip, and how that can be scaled up for mass manufacturing.  

Bridging Additive Manufacturing with Chemical Applications

In the Martin Research Group, led by chemistry professor Scott Martin, Ph.D., researchers are exploring how additive manufacturing can accelerate discoveries in chemistry, particularly as it relates to biological systems. The hands-on research includes designing and 3D printing microfluidic devices to study cell-to-cell communication where analytical measurement schemes can be integrated into the device.

This innovative research is pushing the limits of 3D printing by fabricating devices with smaller channels (less than100 microns) and integrating electrodes as part of the print process. Researchers have created small channel devices to deform red blood cells and measure the ATP release, as well as microfluidic transwell devices that can be used for drug transport studies and to create a better blood brain barrier mimic. 

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