Research and Development Projects
LaserMicroFAb Project
The LaserMicroFAb Project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IAPP), under grant agreement no. 314459.
LaserMicroFAb was a joint research programme exploiting the knowledge and expertise of two academic partners (Aix-Marseille University and National Technical University Athens) and one industrial partner (Oxford Lasers) through inter-sectorial exchange of knowledge, networking activities and training in the areas of advanced laser processing for organic electronic devices and biosensors. The goal of this project was to integrate the innovative aspects of laser digital micro-fabrication processes in one laser processing platform.
The innovative aspects integrated during the project were:
- Selective Laser Micro and Nano-Patterning
- Laser digital micro-fabrication of 2D metallic NP interconnects and sensors
- Laser micro-printing/immobilization of delicate photosynthetic biomaterials for biosensors fabrication
Project Timeline
March 2013 – Project launch
February 2017 – Project close
June 2017 – Project update: Sixteen (16) total Marie-Curie Fellows from UK, France and Greece trained in the LaserMicroFAb-developed technologies.
Related Articles
“Single step high-speed printing of continuous silver lines bylaser-induced forward transfer“, D. Puerto, E. Biver, A.-P. Alloncle, Ph. Delaporte, Appl. Surf. Sci. In Press (2015)
“Laser Direct Write micro-fabrication of large area electronics on flexible substrates“, F. Zacharatos, M. Makrygianni, R. Geremia, E. Biver, D. Karnakis, S. Leyder, D. Puerto, P. Delaporte, I. Zergioti, Appl. Surf. Sci. In Press (2015) – doi:10.1016/j.apsusc.2015.10.066
Ph. Delaporte, I. Zergioti, D. Karnakis, Chapter 12: Laser Processing in Flexible Organic Electronics in the Handbook of flexible organic electronics, materials, manufacturing and applications, S. Logothetidis (ed.), Woodhead Publishing, (2014)
I. Theodorakos, F. Zacharatos, R. Geremia, D. Karnakis, I. Zergioti, Selective laser sintering of Ag nanoparticles ink for applications in flexible electronics,
Applied Surface Science, Volume 336, 2015, Pages 157-162, ISSN 0169-4332,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.10.120
Further Information
Further project information can be found on the LaserMicroFab Project Website http://lasermicrofab.ntua.gr/ (opens in new window)