Acrylic-based resin with favorable properties for three-dimensional two-photon polymerization

We describe an acrylic-based prepolymer resin that is ideally suited for the fabrication of three-dimensional structures with two-photon polymerization. We characterize the photochemical and photophysical properties of the photoinitiator and present representative structures that demonstrate the favorable mechanical and optical properties of the polymer. (C) 2004 American Institute of Physics.