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Article Dans Une Revue Micromachines Année : 2023

Very High-Aspect-Ratio Polymeric Micropillars Made by Two-Photon Polymerization

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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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hal-04274343 , version 1 (07-11-2023)

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Keynaz Kamranikia, Sébastien Dominici, Marc Keller, Niklas Kube, Karine Mougin, et al.. Very High-Aspect-Ratio Polymeric Micropillars Made by Two-Photon Polymerization. Micromachines, 2023, 14 (8), pp.1602. ⟨10.3390/mi14081602⟩. ⟨hal-04274343⟩
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