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Alessandra Nardini1,2, Rebeca Martínez Vázquez2, Behjat Sadat Kariman3
1Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Salento c/o College Isufi, Centro Ecoteckne, Via Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy.
Direct femtosecond laser writing (DLW), or two-photon polymerization (2PP), is a 3D micro/nano-structuring technique. It was first demonstrated in 1997 using infrared femtosecond laser photopolymerization of UV-curable resists.
Area of Science:
- Materials Science
- Nanotechnology
- Optics
Background:
- Direct femtosecond laser writing (DLW), also known as two-photon polymerization (2PP), is a 3D micro/nano-structuring technique.
- It emerged in 1997 with the demonstration of infrared femtosecond laser photopolymerization of UV-curable resists.
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