Laser-Induced Forward Transfer on Regenerative Medicine Applications

Laser-induced Forward Transfer of Ag Nanopaste

Over the past decade, there has been much development of non-lithographic methods(1-3) for printing metallic inks or other functional materials. Many of these processes such as inkjet(3) and laser-induced forward transfer (LIFT)(4) have become increasingly popular as interest in printable electronics and maskless patterning has grown. These additive manufacturing processes are inexpensive, envi...

Laser-Induced Forward Transfer of Pure Metals

Laser Induced Forward Transfer for Materials Patterning

Today, a strong research effort is directed towards the development and integration of new materials, especially of polymers and biomolecules which are essential in pharmaceutical, bioengineering, and sensing applications. In fact, patterning of organic and inorganic materials, in particular enabling precise positioning of different materials with nano and micro scale resolution over large area...

[Regenerative corneal medicine: ophthalmology applications].

Regenerative medicine is a branch of this science that aims at providing strategies to restore the function of organs and/or tissues. It is a new form of therapy for patients with acute or chronic diseases in which the body is unable to restore tissue function. It is estimated that in the USA over 60million people could benefit from this type of treatment as it covers a broad range of clinical ...

Bioprinting by laser-induced forward transfer for tissue engineering applications: jet formation modeling.

In this paper, a nanosecond LIFT process is analyzed both from experimental and modeling points of view. Experimental results are first presented and compared to simple estimates obtained from physical analysis, i.e. energy balance, jump relations and analytical pocket dynamics. Then a self-consistent 2D axisymmetric modeling strategy is presented. It is shown that data accessible from experime...