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ArticleAdvanced optical materials2025

Integrated 3D printing of transparency-on-demand glass microstructure.

Zhihan Hong, Piaoran Ye, Douglas A Loy, Rongguang Liang

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Article in Advanced optical materials, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 authors.

Zhihan HongWyant College of Optical Sciences, The University of Arizona, 1630 E. University Blvd, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA.
Piaoran YeWyant College of Optical Sciences, The University of Arizona, 1630 E. University Blvd, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA.
Douglas A LoyDepartment of Chemistry&Biochemistry, The University of Arizona, 1306 E. University Blvd, Tucson, Arizona 85721-0041, USA.
Rongguang LiangWyant College of Optical Sciences, The University of Arizona, 1630 E. University Blvd, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA.

Funding

3D-Printed Glass Micro-Optical System for Biomedical and Clinical ApplicationsR01EB037023 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI Rongguang Liang · 2025 to 2026
$1.1M
Ultrahigh precision 3D microfabrication system for biomedical optical imaging and microfluidic systemS10OD036299 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI LIANG, RONGGUANG · 2024 to 2024
$723k
3D printing glass micro-objectives for ultrathin endoscopeR21CA268190 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI LIANG, RONGGUANG · 2022 to 2023
$367k
NCI NIH HHS R21 CA268190NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB037023NIH HHS S10 OD036299
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glass is essential in optics and photonics due to its exceptional optical, mechanical, thermal, and chemical properties. Additive manufacturing has emerged as a novel method for fabricating complex glass elements in recent years, yet achieving locally controlled transparency in glass micro-objects remains a significant challenge. We present an innovative method, termed Transparency-on-Demand Glass Additive Manufacturing (TGAM), to control the transparency of 3D printed glass elements using polymeric silsesquioxane (PSQ) and two-photon polymerization (TPP). By precisely manipulating key parameters such as laser power, scanning speed, part thickness, and pyrolysis heating rate, we achieve the desired transparency levels. Our study reveals that monomer conversion during printing, structure thickness, and pyrolysis heating strategy significantly influence PSQ oxidation, resulting in varying transparency in the final glass product. This method enables the creation of high-precision, variable-transparency glass micro-components, providing a scalable and efficient solution for producing complex glass structures with tailored optical transparency. Our technique paves the way for integrated manufacturing of controllable-transparency glass micro-structures, unlocking new possibilities for advanced optical and photonic applications.

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PMCPMC13449596

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