3-D inks that can be erased selectively

(Karlsruher Institut f ü r Technologie (KIT)) 3-D printing by direct laser writing enables production of micro-meter-sized structures for many applications, from biomedicine to microelectronics to optical metamaterials. Researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have now developed 3-D inks that can be erased selectively. This allows specific degradation and reassembly of highly precise structures on the micrometer and nanometer scales. The new photoresists are presented in the journal Nature Communications.

Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - August 15, 2018 Category: Biology Source Type: news