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MICROMACHINES
卷 14, 期 8, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/mi14081602
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high-aspect-ratio micropillar; two-photon polymerization; capillary force
Polymeric micropillars with a high-aspect-ratio (HAR) were successfully fabricated using two-photon polymerization (TPP) technique, and the challenges of shrinkage and collapse were overcome by optimizing the fabrication parameters.
Polymeric micropillars with a high-aspect-ratio (HAR) are of interest for a wide range of applications, including drug delivery and the micro-electro-mechanical field. While molding is the most common method for fabricating HAR microstructures, it is affected by challenges related to demolding the final structure. In this study, we present very HAR micropillars using two-photon polymerization (TPP), an established technique for creating complex 3D microstructures. Polymeric micropillars with HARs fabricated by TPP often shrink and collapse during the development process. This is due to the lack of mechanical stability of micropillars against capillary forces primarily acting during the fabrication process when the solvent evaporates. Here, we report different parameters that have been optimized to overcome the capillary force. These include surface modification of the substrate, fabrication parameters such as laser power, exposure time, the pitch distance between the pillars, and the length of the pillars. On account of adopting these techniques, we were able to fabricate micropillars with a very HAR up to 80.
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