Microstructuring of materials with laser technologies for biomedical applications

This thesis presents the use of laser technologies for structuring different materials for applications in biomedicine. One of the aims of this work is the fabrication of fluidic chips for their employment as preclinical devices. By direct or indirect laser techniques, materials like soda-lime glass...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Aymerich López, María de la Inmaculada
Tipo de recurso: tesis doctoral
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)
Repositorio:Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:minerva.usc.gal:10347/19464
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10347/19464
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Materias::Investigación::22 Física::2209 Óptica::220910 Láseres
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Sumario:This thesis presents the use of laser technologies for structuring different materials for applications in biomedicine. One of the aims of this work is the fabrication of fluidic chips for their employment as preclinical devices. By direct or indirect laser techniques, materials like soda-lime glass, titanium or tantalum are structured. Dimensions from microns to millimetres are achieved, depending on the final application of the chip. In particular, a device that imitates a coronary bifurcation is fabricated by laser technologies and soft-lithography methods. It is validated by culturing endothelial cells in their inner walls that withstand flow conditions. Other structures, like microchannels, a circulating tumour cells capturing chip or patterns over titanium and tantalum are manufactured.