3D printing of functional microrobots

J Li, M Pumera - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
3D printing (also called “additive manufacturing” or “rapid prototyping”) is able to translate
computer-aided and designed virtual 3D models into 3D tangible constructs/objects through …

Additive manufacturing for the development of optical/photonic systems and components

G Berglund, A Wisniowiecki, J Gawedzinski… - Optica, 2022 - opg.optica.org
<? TeX 2pc 0pt?> The ambition of this review is to provide an up-to-date synopsis of the
state of 3D printing technology for optical and photonic components, to gauge technological …

3D manufacturing of glass microstructures using femtosecond laser

A Butkutė, L Jonušauskas - Micromachines, 2021 - mdpi.com
The rapid expansion of femtosecond (fs) laser technology brought previously unavailable
capabilities to laser material processing. One of the areas which benefited the most due to …

Optimization of selective laser etching (SLE) for glass micromechanical structure fabrication

A Butkutė, T Baravykas, J Stančikas, T Tičkūnas… - Optics express, 2021 - opg.optica.org
In this work, we show how femtosecond (fs) laser-based selective glass etching (SLE) can
be used to expand capabilities in fabricating 3D structures out of a single piece of glass …

Entering a new dimension in powder processing for advanced ceramics shaping

JC Sänger, BR Pauw, B Riechers, A Zocca… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Filigree structures can be manufactured via two‐photon polymerization (2PP) operating in
the regime of nonlinear light absorption. For the first time, it is possible to apply this …

Additive Manufacturing of SiOC, SiC, and Si3N4 Ceramic 3D Microstructures

G Merkininkaite, D Gailevicius… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Herein, the fabrication of hard ceramic SiOC 3D microstructures by precursor synthesis,
laser lithography, and pyrolysis combination is proposed. Precursors are hybrid …

Characterization of two-photon photopolymerization fabrication using high-speed optical diffraction tomography

Y He, Q Shao, S Chen, R Zhou - Additive Manufacturing, 2022 - Elsevier
Two-photon photopolymerization (TPP) has recently become a popular method for the
fabrication of three-dimensional (3D) micro-and nanostructures. The reproduction fidelity of …

Multi-photon polymerization using upconversion nanoparticles for tunable feature-size printing

Q Zhang, A Boniface, VK Parashar, MAM Gijs… - …, 2023 - degruyter.com
The recent development of light-based 3D printing technologies has marked a turning point
in additive manufacturing. Through photopolymerization, liquid resins can be solidified into …

Challenges and limits of mechanical stability in 3D direct laser writing

E Sedghamiz, M Liu, W Wenzel - Nature Communications, 2022 - nature.com
Direct laser writing is an effective technique for fabrication of complex 3D polymer networks
using ultrashort laser pulses. Practically, it remains a challenge to design and fabricate high …

Advances in micro lithium-ion batteries for on-chip and wearable applications

B Hu, X Wang - Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Miniature power sources have gained widespread attention and accelerated progress with
portable, wearable, and integrated electronic technologies. Micro lithium-ion batteries …