A review on 3D micro-additive manufacturing technologies

International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 67, Issue 5-8, 2013, Pages 1721-1754

  Vaezi, Mohammad ^a   Seitz, Hermann ^b   Yang, Shoufeng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Additive manufacturing (AM); Direct writing (DW); Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS); Rapid micromanufacturing

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; LITHOGRAPHY; MEMS; MICROSTRUCTURE;

3D MICROSTRUCTURES; ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY; DIRECT WRITING; HIGH ASPECT RATIO; MICRO ELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM (MEMS); MICRO-COMPONENTS; MICRO-MANUFACTURING; THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) MICROSTRUCTURES;

3D PRINTERS;

EID: 84886431235     PISSN: 02683768     EISSN: 14333015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00170-012-4605-2     Document Type: Review

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