Two-photon laser polymerization: from fundamentals to biomedical application in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.
J Appl Biomater Funct Mater
; 10(1): 55-65, 2012 Jun 26.
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Three-dimensional material microstructuring by femtosecond laser-induced two-photon polymerization is emerging as an important tool in biomedicine. During two-photon polymerization, a tightly focused femtosecond laser pulse induces a crosslinking photoreaction in the polymer confined within the focal volume. As a rapid-prototyping technique, two-photon polymerization enables the fabrication of truly arbitrary three-dimensional micro- and nano-structures directly from computer models, with a spatial resolution down to 100 nm. In this review, we discuss the fundamentals, experimental methods, and materials used for two-photon polymerization; in addition, we present some applications of this technology related to microfluidics and to biomaterial scaffolds for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.
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Asunto principal:
Materiales Biocompatibles
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Fotones
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Andamios del Tejido
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Polimerizacion
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Rayos Láser
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Animals
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Humans
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En
Revista:
J Appl Biomater Funct Mater
Año:
2012
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Article
País de afiliación:
Italia
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Estados Unidos