Two-photon polymerization of a polymer-ceramic hybrid material with a low-cost nd:Yag laser: Preliminary resolution study and 3d fabrication

Micro and Nanosystems

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 87-99

  Kapyla E ^a   Turunen, S ^a   Kellomaki M ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Microfabrication; Microneedle; Nd:YAG laser; Ormocer ; Ormocomp ; Two photon polymerization

Indexed keywords

3D FABRICATION; CONE ARRAYS; DRUG DELIVERY APPLICATIONS; FABRICATED STRUCTURES; FEATURE SIZES; HUMAN EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; LASER FOCUS; LOW COSTS; MICRO-OBJECTS; MICRONEEDLES; MICROSCOPE SLIDE; ND : YAG LASERS; ND: YAG; NEURONAL CELL; ORMOCER; PHOTO-INITIATOR; PICOSECOND LASER; PROCESS PARAMETERS; REAL-TIME PROCESS MONITORING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; SEM IMAGING; THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D); TWO PHOTON POLYMERIZATION;

ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CELL CULTURE; CERAMIC MATERIALS; DRUG DELIVERY; HYBRID MATERIALS; MICROANALYSIS; MICROFABRICATION; MICROMACHINING; MULTIPHOTON PROCESSES; NEEDLES; NEODYMIUM; PHOTONS; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; PROCESS MONITORING; RESINS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STEM CELLS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

NEODYMIUM LASERS;

EID: 78651527677     PISSN: 18764029     EISSN: 18764037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1876402911002020087     Document Type: Article

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