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The local absorption of the light of suitable energy can lead to the polymerization of a liquid monomer. By moving the incident laser beam, one can create objects of very fine quality. This idea is the basis for the computer-aided manufacture of three-dimensional objects.
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Corbel, S., Allanic, A.L., Schaeffer, P. et al. Computer-aided manufacture of three-dimensional objects by laser space-resolved photopolymerization. J Intell Robot Syst 9, 301–312 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01276503
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