Abstract
Micro-stereolithography (μSL) is an advanced technology that enables fabrication of highly complex three-dimensional polymer microstructures out of UV curable resin. However, releasing of polymerized structures from un-polymerized resin is found to influence substantially the fabrication reliability of μSL, as the surface tension tends to push the fine structures together and cause collapse or adhesion. A theoretical model is developed to analyze the deflection and adhesion between thin polymer beams under capillary force. The detachment length of the test structures and solid surface tension of a typical μSL polymer (HDDA) are obtained experimentally. In this paper, we applied sublimation process to overcome the adhesion problem. With the new drying process, no adhesion phenomenon was observed.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings |
Pages | 3403-3407 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Volume | 2 |
State | Published - Dec 1 2001 |
Event | 2001 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition - New York, NY, United States Duration: Nov 11 2001 → Nov 16 2001 |
Other
Other | 2001 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | New York, NY |
Period | 11/11/01 → 11/16/01 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Engineering