MICRO-MECHANICS & METAMATERIALS
Applications
At the microscopic scale, the geometry of a structure can becomes as decisive as the nature of the material itself. Metamaterials exploit this property to create specific mechanical behaviors.
microFAB-3D enables the direct fabrication of these complex architectures with submicron resolution, ultra-low surface roughness, and total 3D design freedom. It thus offers researchers a unique tool for rapidly designing, testing, and iterating this type of microstructure.
Micro-scaffolds, meta-spings and microgrippers are examples of structures made with mechanics in mind.
Replication of micro-springs.
Courtesy of T.T. Chung, National Taiwan University - Realized with microFAB-3D.Advanced
10-mm-high flexible metaspring - Realized with microFAB-3D.Advanced
Functional micro-tweezer for gripping and movement of micro-particles.
V. Vieille et al., G2ELab (G-INP/Néel/CNRS) - Realized with microFAB-3D.Advanced
6-mm-high micro-architectured auxetic scaffold - Realized with microFAB-3D.Advanced
Micro-scaffold for further deposition of ceramic from vapor phase.
Courtesy of F. Mercier, G-INP/CNRS - Realized with microFAB-3D.Standard
20-mm-high flexible metaspring - Realized with microFAB-3D.Advanced
3D-microprinted wire-based honeycomb scaffold.
O. Stephan et al., Liphy(UGA/CNRS) - Realized with microFAB-3D.Standard
Kelvin cell Microscaffold - Realized with microFAB-3D.Advanced
Mechanical response of a microarchitectured 10-mm-long, 2-mm-wide lattice - Realized with microFAB-3D.Advanced