Laser Induced Forward Transfer for Materials Patterning
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چکیده
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 areas, is the main demand in the development of next generation sensors, biosensors, and microarray chip devices. In this study the application of laser induced forward transfer for printing of polymers in solid phase, and biomolecules e.g. liposomes and DNA in liquid phase is shown.
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