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Laser Printing of Biomaterials

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Laser printing is an important tool to create micro- and nanosystems made of biomaterials for medical and biological applications. Laser light is tightly focused and directly irradiated on the fabrication materials to fabricate structures along the designated laser light path (laser direct write, LDW). The advantages and disadvantages of the properties of ultrafast lasers are presented. Two distinct methods, (i) laser-induced transfer and (ii) laser-induced generation and degradation, are discussed in detail. Laser-induced transfer can be forward (laser-induced forward transfer, LIFT) and backward (laser-induced backward transfer, LIBT). Laser-induced generation of cross-linked or polymeric networks is additive manufacturing and laser-induced degradation of cross-linked or polymeric networks is subtractive manufacturing, both by laser direct write. Exemplary applications show the recent advances in the field such as multilayered skin-graft printing, spatially well-defined cell culture scaffolds or blood vessel formation. Three-dimensional laser printing of biomaterials has the potential to address various challenges in biomedical applications, such as biochips and scaffold devices.

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    Daniela Serien & Koji Sugioka

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Serien, D., Sugioka, K. (2021). Laser Printing of Biomaterials. In: Sugioka, K. (eds) Handbook of Laser Micro- and Nano-Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69537-2_52-1

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    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69537-2_52-2

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