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Versatile applications of three-dimensional objects fabricated by two-photon-initiated polymerization

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In this topical review of two-photon stereolithography (TPS), we discuss novel materials and demonstrate applications of this technology. Two-photon-initiated chemical processes are used to fabricate arbitrary three-dimensional structures in TPS. In the first part of this article, the development of novel photoactive materials to fabricate pure inorganic or organic-inorganic hybrid microstructures is discussed. The second part discusses the fabrication of functional microstructures for highly specific applications to demonstrate the importance of TPS in different fields of science.

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This work was supported by the Mid-Career Researcher Program (2016R1A2B4008473) and the Basic Science Research Program (2017R1C1B5077130) through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology.

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Woo Ha, C., Prabhakaran, P. & Lee, KS. Versatile applications of three-dimensional objects fabricated by two-photon-initiated polymerization. MRS Communications 9, 53–66 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1557/mrc.2018.218

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