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Two photon polymerization involves nearly simultaneous absorption of ultrashort laser pulses for selective curing of photosensitive material. This process has recently been used to create small-scale medical devices out of several classes of photosensitive materials, such as acrylate-based polymers, organically-modified ceramic materials, zirconium sol-gels, and titanium-containing hybrid materials. In this review, the use of two photon polymerization for fabrication of several types of small-scale medical devices, including microneedles, artificial tissues, microfluidic devices, pumps, sensors, and valves, from computer models is described. Necessary steps in the development of two photon polymerization as a commercially viable medical device manufacturing method are also considered.
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License of this version: | CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 Unported - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ |
Publication type: | Article |
Publishing status: | publishedVersion |
Publication date: | 2010 |
Keywords english: | Artificial tissues, Computer models, Medical device manufacturing, Medical Devices, Micro-fluidic devices, Microneedles, Photosensitive materials, Prototyping, Simultaneous absorption, Two photon polymerization, Ultra-short laser pulse, Biomedical engineering, Ceramic materials, Hybrid materials, Light sensitive materials, Photons, Photorefractive materials, Photosensitivity, Polymerization, Polymers, Pulse generators, Pumps, Titanium, Zirconium, Functional polymers |
DDC: | 600 | Technik, 670 | Industrielle und handwerkliche Fertigung |
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