Laser fabrication of high aspect ratio thin holes on biodegradable polymer and its application to a microneedle

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 139, Issue 1-2 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 293-302

  Aoyagi, Seiji ^a   Izumi, Hayato ^a   Isono, Yuichi ^a   Fukuda, Mitsuo ^b   Ogawa, Hiroshi ^c  

^a KANSAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Lightnix Inc   (Japan)

^c OSAKA MUNICIPAL TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Excimer laser processing; High aspect ratio hole; PLA microneedle; Polylactic acid (PLA); Polymer material

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; LACTIC ACID; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; NEEDLES; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PLASMA (HUMAN);

EXCIMER LASER PROCESSING; HIGH ASPECT RATIO HOLES; MICRONEEDLES; POLYMER SHEETS;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS;

EID: 34548174029     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2006.11.022     Document Type: Article

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