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Two-Photon Polymerization: Functionalized Microstructures, Micro-Resonators, and Bio-Scaffolds

The direct laser writing technique based on two-photon polymerization (TPP) has evolved considerably over the past two decades. Its remarkable characteristics, such as 3D capability, sub-diffraction resolution, material flexibility, and gentle processing conditions, have made it suitable for several...

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Autores principales: Otuka, Adriano J. G., Tomazio, Nathália B., Paula, Kelly T., Mendonça, Cleber R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8234590/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34207089
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym13121994
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author Otuka, Adriano J. G.
Tomazio, Nathália B.
Paula, Kelly T.
Mendonça, Cleber R.
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Tomazio, Nathália B.
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description The direct laser writing technique based on two-photon polymerization (TPP) has evolved considerably over the past two decades. Its remarkable characteristics, such as 3D capability, sub-diffraction resolution, material flexibility, and gentle processing conditions, have made it suitable for several applications in photonics and biosciences. In this review, we present an overview of the progress of TPP towards the fabrication of functionalized microstructures, whispering gallery mode (WGM) microresonators, and microenvironments for culturing microorganisms. We also describe the key physical-chemical fundamentals underlying the technique, the typical experimental setups, and the different materials employed for TPP.
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spelling pubmed-82345902021-06-27 Two-Photon Polymerization: Functionalized Microstructures, Micro-Resonators, and Bio-Scaffolds Otuka, Adriano J. G. Tomazio, Nathália B. Paula, Kelly T. Mendonça, Cleber R. Polymers (Basel) Review The direct laser writing technique based on two-photon polymerization (TPP) has evolved considerably over the past two decades. Its remarkable characteristics, such as 3D capability, sub-diffraction resolution, material flexibility, and gentle processing conditions, have made it suitable for several applications in photonics and biosciences. In this review, we present an overview of the progress of TPP towards the fabrication of functionalized microstructures, whispering gallery mode (WGM) microresonators, and microenvironments for culturing microorganisms. We also describe the key physical-chemical fundamentals underlying the technique, the typical experimental setups, and the different materials employed for TPP. MDPI 2021-06-18 /pmc/articles/PMC8234590/ /pubmed/34207089 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym13121994 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Tomazio, Nathália B.
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Mendonça, Cleber R.
Two-Photon Polymerization: Functionalized Microstructures, Micro-Resonators, and Bio-Scaffolds
title Two-Photon Polymerization: Functionalized Microstructures, Micro-Resonators, and Bio-Scaffolds
title_full Two-Photon Polymerization: Functionalized Microstructures, Micro-Resonators, and Bio-Scaffolds
title_fullStr Two-Photon Polymerization: Functionalized Microstructures, Micro-Resonators, and Bio-Scaffolds
title_full_unstemmed Two-Photon Polymerization: Functionalized Microstructures, Micro-Resonators, and Bio-Scaffolds
title_short Two-Photon Polymerization: Functionalized Microstructures, Micro-Resonators, and Bio-Scaffolds
title_sort two-photon polymerization: functionalized microstructures, micro-resonators, and bio-scaffolds
topic Review
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8234590/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34207089
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym13121994
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