Laser-based materials processing techniques are gaining widespread use in micro-
manufacturing applications. The use of laser microfabrication techniques enables the …

Emerging development of functional materials provides promising solutions for wearable
electronics, given their outstanding electronic, optical and mechanical properties. Digital …

Current proteomics experiments rely upon printing techniques such as ink jet, pin, or quill
arrayers that were developed for the creation of cDNA microarrays. These techniques often …

The current research and market trends in sensor technologies require fast, low-cost
processing, reliable and accurate deposition techniques for the fabrication of sensor …

Laser-assisted manufacturing has been in the rise for advanced and additive manufacturing
purposes. Recently, laser-induced forward transfer (LIFT) has emerged as a highly effective …

The development of laser techniques for transferring biomolecules on solid surfaces in a
controlled manner has attracted much attention during the last few years. Laser-induced …

On the basis of a two-temperature model taking into account the laser-generated stress
waves, we have performed an analysis of heating and melting dynamics in different metallic …

The transfer of solid phase material by femtosecond laser-induced forward transfer (LIFT) at
atmospheric pressure by a time-resolved shadowgraph technique is studied. The influence …

Laser-induced forward transfer (LIFT) is a direct-writing technique capable of depositing a
single dot smaller than the laser wavelength at small shot energy through the laser-induced …

Ultra short, ie femto-and picosecond laser pulses, give new possibilities for additive
manufacturing at micro-or nanometre length scales. This keynote paper focuses on two …