Stitchless support-free 3D printing of free-form micromechanical structures with feature size on-demand

被引:38
作者
Jonusauskas, Linas [1 ,2 ]
Baravykas, Tomas [1 ]
Andrijec, Dovile [1 ,2 ]
Gadisauskas, Tomas [1 ,3 ]
Purlys, Vytautas [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Femtika Ltd, Sauletekio Ave 15, LT-10224 Vilnius, Lithuania
[2] Vilnius Univ, Phys Fac, Laser Res Ctr, Sauletekio Ave 10, LT-10223 Vilnius, Lithuania
[3] Gen Jonas Zemaitis Miltitary Acad Lithuania, Silo Str 5A, LT-10322 Vilnius, Lithuania
关键词
2-PHOTON POLYMERIZATION; LASER; FABRICATION; MICROFABRICATION; METAMATERIALS; MICROROBOTS; RESOLUTION; PRECISION;
D O I
10.1038/s41598-019-54024-1
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Femtosecond laser based 3D nanolithography is a powerful tool for fabricating various functional micro-and nano-objects. In this work we present several advances needed to push it from the laboratory level use to the industrial production lines. First, linear stage and galvo-scanners synchronization is employed to produce stitch-free mm-sized structures. Furthermore, it is shown that by varying objective numerical apertures (NA) from 1.4 NA to 0.45 NA, voxel size can be tuned in the range from sub pm to tens of mm, resulting in structuring rates between 1809 mu m(3)/s and 313312 mu m(3)/s at 1 cm/s translation velocity achieved via simultaneous movement of linear stages and scanners. Discovered voxel/throughput scaling peculiarities show good agreement to ones acquired with numerical modeling. Furthermore, support-free 3D printing of complex structures is demonstrated. It is achieved by choosing pre-polymer that is in hard gel form during laser writing and acts as a dissolvable support during manufacturing. All of this is combined to fabricate micromechanical structures. First, 1:40 aspect ratio cantilever and 1.5 mm diameter single-helix spring capable of sustaining extreme deformations for prolonged movement times (up to 10000 deformation cycles) are shown. Then, free-movable highly articulated intertwined micromechanical spider and squids (overall size up to 10 mm) are printed and their movement is tested. The presented results are discussed in the broader sense, touching on the stitching/throughput dilemma and comparing it to the standard microstereolithography. It is shown where multiphoton polymerization can outpace standard stereolithography in terms of throughput while still maintaining superior resolution and higher degree of freedom in terms of printable geometries.
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