Stereo-thermal-lithography: A new principle for rapid prototyping

Rapid Prototyping Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 150-156

  Bartolo, P J ^a   Mitchell, G ^b  

^a POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF LEIRIA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fabrication; Polymers; Stereolithography

Indexed keywords

LITHOGRAPHY; POLYMERS; THERMAL EFFECTS; WAVEGUIDES;

PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

RAPID PROTOTYPING;

EID: 0037704163     PISSN: 13552546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552540310477454     Document Type: Article

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