In the paper, LLNL researchers describe cracking the code on resist materials optimized for two - photon lithography and forming
3D microstructures with features less than 150 nanometers.
- ALD is a great method for making battery materials fit for
3D microstructured architectures.
In order to produce
3D microstructured materials for automobile components, for instance, Empa researchers have been using a 3D printing method called «Direct Ink Writing» for the past year (DIW, see box).
Not exact matches
Using a method called immersed surface accumulation 3 - D printing (ISA -
3D printing), the research team successfully created the egg - beater
microstructure in samples made from plastic and carbon nanotubes.
In addition to making batteries, he says, the
3D patterning technique is likely to be useful for making a wide variety of novel carbon - based
microstructures.
«By using
3D - printed fluorescent
microstructures, counterfeit protection can be increased.»
The
microstructures consist of a
3D cross-grid scaffold and dots that fluoresce in different colors and can be arranged variably in three dimensions within this grid.
«Today, optical security features, such as holograms, are frequently based on two - dimensional
microstructures,» says Professor Martin Wegener, expert for
3D printing of
microstructures at the Institute of Nanotechnology of KIT.
With thin film technology the bedrock of microchip and
microstructure manufacturing, the pioneering research offers a significant advance — potential applications range from thin film coatings for paint and wound care to
3D printing, micro-casting and micro-fluidics.
In contrast, tuning the skin
microstructure within the
3D collagen - fibroblast matrices using the manual - casting approach is extremely challenging.»
«Conventional
3D printing technologies are fantastic, but none offers the ability to build
microstructures that embed high performance semiconductors, such as silicon,» explained John Rogers, a Swanlund Chair and professor of materials science and engineering at Illinois.
An earlier study by Nam's research group was the first to demonstrate graphene integration onto a variety of different
microstructured geometries, including pyramids, pillars, domes, inverted pyramids, and the
3D integration of gold nanoparticle / graphene hybrid structures.
Wang said the project benefitted from years of simulation, modeling and experimentation performed at the Lab in
3D printing of metals to understand the link between
microstructure and mechanical properties.
«To the best of our knowledge, this study is the first to demonstrate graphene integration to a variety of different
microstructured geometries, including pyramids, pillars, domes, inverted pyramids, and the
3D integration of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) / graphene hybrid structures,» said SungWoo Nam, assistant professor of mechanical science and engineering at UIUC.
Joris Laarman Lab; Soft Gradient Chair, from
Microstructures series, 2014;
3D - printed TPU (thermoplastic polyurethane); H x W x D: 77 × 72 × 70 cm (30 5/16 × 28 3/8 × 27 9/16 in.)
The
Microstructures series is conceptually based on
3D gradient patterning and explores the use of pioneering
3D printing technology at the scale of furniture.
Read more about Real - time
3D imaging of
microstructure growth in battery cells using indirect MRI
Fabricated high surface area
3D carbon
microstructures by microfabrication process - carbon - microelectromechanical systems (C - MEMS) technique.
Performed surface engineering of
3D carbon
microstructures by integrating carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and graphene for electrochemical applications.