Open Access3D Micro‐Printing Goes Macro
Author(s) -
Rodríguez Sofía,
Frölich Andreas
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
laser technik journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1863-9119
pISSN - 1613-7728
DOI - 10.1002/latj.201700027
Subject(s) - microfabrication , 3d printing , fabrication , materials science , nanotechnology , mesoscale meteorology , millimeter , workflow , macro , computer science , nano , optics , composite material , physics , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , database , meteorology , programming language
Abstract In 1997, Satoshi Kawata and his colleagues from the Osaka University in Japan introduced a revolutionary method for three‐dimensional microfabrication based on two‐photon polymerization (2PP) [1]. Today, this 3D direct laser writing technique allows for building nano‐, micro‐ and millimeter‐sized objects of almost any desired shape with easy processes along a classical 3D printing workflow. 2PP uses photopolymerizable resins as printable matter. For this purpose, tailor‐made 2PP resins have been designed. They target needs ranging from nanometer resolution printing to reduced aberration patterning and smooth surface finishes. However, when deciding on mesoscale fabrication, the right choice of 3D printing technique is not evident. A novel, tailor‐made resin provides a viable approach for rapid 3D printing on the mesoscale.