We have built a platform circulatory system by fabricating channels whose dimensions and
layout are analogous to a fractal system where the reactants (fluids) are carried from a central
reservoir, through progressively smaller channels ultimately with a width of 100 microns as they
interface with the cellular structure. The construction of the macro/micro channel platform has been
carried out using the direct write/solid freeform photo fabrication hybrid platform developed by the
principle investigator. The interaction of reactants is controlled at the cellular level depending upon
the fractional change in structural properties to be performed. The macro/micro channel system is
metallized with copper, nickel and gold to enable to allow electrochemical transformations on
demand. The circulatory system has been used to increase the modulus of a beam by polymerizing
monomers to high modulus polymers with a view towards repairing structural damage. The
metallized channels have been used to alter the electromagnetic absorption of a structure via
electrochemical switching between conducting, semiconducting and insulating states. The
electromagnetic characteristics have also been altered by replacing the dopant anions with anions of
significantly altered stereoelectronic characteristics by taking advantage of the circulatory system.
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