FBG-based monitoring of solidification strain development in a microstereolithography photocurable resin

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 209, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 2349-2355

  Schizas, Charalampos ^a   Karalekas, Dimitris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PIRAEUS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Fiber Bragg grating; Microstereolithography; Monitoring; Photopolymer solidification; Residual strains

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; FIBER OPTIC COMPONENTS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; MONITORING; POLYMERS; RESINS; SOLIDIFICATION; STEREOLITHOGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

CRITICAL FACTORS; EMBEDDED FIBERS; FIBER BRAGG GRATING; IN-SITU; LASER LIGHTS; MICRO-PARTS; MICROSTEREOLITHOGRAPHY; MULTI-FUNCTIONAL ACRYLATES; PHOTO INITIATORS; PHOTOCURABLE RESINS; PHOTOPOLYMER SOLIDIFICATION; RESIDUAL STRAINS; SCANNING CONDITIONS; SHRINKAGE CHARACTERISTICS; STRAIN DEVELOPMENT; STRAIN LEVELS; STRAIN PROFILES; TEST SPECIMENS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MICROSTRUCTURES; TWO-PHOTON STEREOLITHOGRAPHIES; UV-LIGHT IRRADIATIONS;

STRAIN;

EID: 59549093032     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2008.05.034     Document Type: Article

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