Abstract
3D printing has become a mainstream manufacturing technology for a wide number of applications. With its rapid manufacturing capability, material palette, minimum feature size dimension that is improving day-by-day, low cost, and ability to form surfaces at any given angle 3D printing has become an inevitable technology for fabricating micro-electro-mechanical-systems. Here, I'll summarize the recent advances in the field of 3D printed microsystems for miniaturized opto-medical imaging probes, conducted by our research group and collaborators. Specifically, progress on 3D-printed laser scanning electro-magnetic actuators, miniaturized confocal imagers with nearly fully 3D-printed parts, a tunable lens, and a hydraulic axial actuator will be summarized. Moreover, initial cyclic testing of these devices highlights the potential of these devices for reliable use within disposable minimally invasive tools in the clinic.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | OMN 2019 - 2019 International Conference on Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics, Proceedings |
| Publisher | IEEE Computer Society |
| Pages | 2-3 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781728145013 |
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| Publication status | Published - Jul 2019 |
| Event | 2019 International Conference on Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics, OMN 2019 - Daejeon, Korea, Republic of Duration: 28 Jul 2019 → 1 Aug 2019 |
Publication series
| Name | International Conference on Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics |
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| Volume | 2019-July |
| ISSN (Print) | 2160-5033 |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 2160-5041 |
Conference
| Conference | 2019 International Conference on Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics, OMN 2019 |
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| Country/Territory | Korea, Republic of |
| City | Daejeon |
| Period | 28/07/19 → 1/08/19 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2019 IEEE.
Funding
ACKNOWLEDGMENT This work was funded by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK, Grant No: 117E235). I gratefully acknowledge my collaborators: Mustafa Berke Yelten, Ahmet Can Erten from Istanbul Technical University, Yi it Da han Gökdel from Istanbul Bilgi University, and Fehmi Çivitci from Oregon Health and Sciences Center. I also thank every contributing member of Electro-Optical Devices Laboratory.
| Funders | Funder number |
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| Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştirma Kurumu | 117E235 |
Keywords
- 3D Printed Microsystems
- Electromagnetic Actuators
- Hydraulic Actuators
- Microsystem Reliability
- Tunable Lenses