Femtosecond Laser Micromachining of Fused Silica for Microfluidic and Micro-Optical Applications

By: Ya Cheng, Fei He, Yang Liao, Lingling Qiao, Zhizhan Xu, Koji Sugioka and Katsumi Midorikawa State Key Laboratory of High Field Laser Physics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, China Laser Technology Laboratory, RIKEN – Advanced Science Institute, Japan Nowadays, microfluidic systems for controlling and manipulating tiny volumes of liquids with high precision have attracted […]

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Femtosecond Laser 3D Micromachining for Fabricating Nanoaquariums: Exploring the Functions of Aquatic Microorganisms

By: Koji Sugioka, Yasutaka Hanada, Katsumi Midorikawa, Ikuko Shihira Ishikawa, Hiroyuki Kawano, Atsushi Miyawaki RIKEN – Advanced Science Institute, Brain Science Institute It is becoming increasingly important to observe and analyze the dynamics and functions of microorganisms both for fundamental investigations (such as elucidating the functions of biological cells) and for applications to biomicro systems […]

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