Stereolithography (SLA) and Digital Light Processing (DLP) for Flexible and Sustainable Micro-Manufacturing
A special issue of Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X). This special issue belongs to the section "D3: 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 May 2024 | Viewed by 524
Special Issue Editors
Interests: manufacturing; micro manufacturing; micro machining; additive manufacturing; stereolithography; nanocomposite materials
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Interests: micro manufacturing; micro robotics; micro assembly; micro EDM; micro injection molding
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The demand for miniaturized components and parts with complex microscale features is continuously increasing in several sectors, e.g., electronics, medical, consumer goods, microfluidics, optics, automotive and aerospace. However, such objects still represent a challenge from a manufacturing point of view.
When considering polymeric materials, complex 3D microparts could be efficiently manufactured using the traditional Additive Manufacturing processes with some specific adjustments for the microscale. Among these technologies, vat photopolymerization processes (such as both stereolithography and digital light processing) are very promising since they allow one to achieve a very high resolution and an excellent part quality. Moreover, these processes can be exploited for the easy, cost-effective, flexible and sustainable rapid prototyping of customized microparts, since they do not require time consumption and costs for tooling. Eventually, embedding micro/nano particles in the photocuring resin allows one to improve the material’s properties and even to create smart materials (i.e. materials that can be modified by external stimuli) that are customized for specific applications, such as shape-morphing components, programmable materials, thermomagnetically responsive actuators and grippers, soft robotics, etc.
Accordingly, this Special Issue seeks to showcase research papers and review articles that focus on the novel advancements and applications of micro stereolithography and digital light processing techniques, including the topics of the process characterization and optimization, sustainability assessment and LCA, and the development of advanced materials.
Dr. Lara Rebaioli
Dr. Irene Fassi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- micromanufacturing
- additive manufacturing
- 3D printing
- stereolithography
- digital light processing
- advanced materials
- smart materials
- sustainability
- life cycle assessment (LCA)
