International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing, Volume. 2, Issue 2, 22004(2020)
Projection micro stereolithography based 3D printing and its applications
Projection micro stereolithography (PμSL) is a high-resolution (up to 0.6 μm) 3D printing technology based on area projection triggered photopolymerization, and capable of fabricating complex 3D architectures covering multiple scales and with multiple materials. This paper reviews the recent development of the PμSL based 3D printing technologies, together with the related applications. It introduces the working principle, the commercialized products, and the recent multiscale, multimaterial printing capability of PμSL as well as some functional photopolymers that are suitable to PμSL. This review paper also summarizes a few typical applications of PμSL including mechanical metamaterials, optical components, 4D printing, bioinspired materials and biomedical applications, and offers perspectives on the directions of the further development of PμSL based 3D printing technology.
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Qi Ge, Zhiqin Li, Zhaolong Wang, Kavin Kowsari, Wang Zhang, Xiangnan He, Jianlin Zhou, Nicholas X Fang. Projection micro stereolithography based 3D printing and its applications[J]. International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing, 2020, 2(2): 22004
Category: Topical Review
Received: Jan. 31, 2020
Accepted: --
Published Online: Jan. 28, 2021
The Author Email: Ge Qi (geq@sustech.edu.cn)