While the technology is relatively new, low-cost 3D printing has impacted many aspects of
human life. 3D printers are being used as manufacturing tools for a wide variety of devices in …

Over the last decade, optical 3D printing has proved itself to be a flexible and capable
approach in fabricating an increasing variety of functional structures. One of the main …

The current study investigates the surface roughness of models produced by a 3D printer. All
models were produced by addition of solid material, a process called fused filament …

Femtosecond laser based 3D nanolithography is a powerful tool for fabricating various
functional micro-and nano-objects. In this work we present several advances needed to …

An approach employing ultrafast laser hybrid subtractive-additive microfabrication, which
combines ablation, three-dimensional nanolithography, and welding, is proposed for the …

The ever-growing trend of device multifunctionality and miniaturization puts enormous
burden on existing manufacturing technologies. The requirements for precision, throughput …

Recent advances in material engineering have shown that renewable raw materials, such
as plant oils or glycerol, can be applied for synthesis of polymers due to ready availability …

Multiphoton 3D lithography is becoming a tool of choice in a wide variety of fields.
Regenerative medicine is one of them. Its true 3D structuring capabilities beyond diffraction …

The femtosecond (fs) laser is a well-established tool in material processing. Due to highly
nonlinear light–matter interaction in a time frame shorter than heat dissipation from the laser …

Transducers for laser generated focused ultrasound can achieve photoacoustic waves with
several hundred bars positive pressure in water. Previous designs employed concave glass …