Light to Shape the Future: From Photolithography to 4D Printing

Abstract: Over the last few decades, the demand of polymeric structures with well‐defined features of different size, dimension, and functionality has increased from various application areas, including microelectronics, biotechnology, tissue engineering, and photonics, among others. The ability of light to control over space and time physicochemical processes is a unique tool for the structuring of polymeric materials, opening new avenues for technological progress in different fields of application. This article gives an overview of various photochemical reactions in polymers, photosensitive materials, and structuring techniques making use of light, and highlights most recent advances, emerging opportunities, and relevant applications.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Light to Shape the Future: From Photolithography to 4D Printing ; volume:7 ; number:16 ; year:2019 ; extent:33 ; Advanced optical materials ; 7, Heft 16 (2019) (gesamt 33)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: del Barrio, Jesús ; Sánchez‐Somolinos, Carlos

Further information

• DOI: 10.1002/adom.201900598
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022071309054252557835
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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