Research into flexible biomedical sensors, prototypes of implants made from biocompatible materials or combinations of microfluidics and electronics for lab-on-chip applications is extremely demanding. However, direct laser processing in-house can significantly simplify and accelerate this process.
Integrated wearable manufactured with LPKF ProtoLaser technologyLasertechnology for in-house material processing offers a number of advantages: Different materials or layouts can be tested within a very short time. No set-up times are required for the laser systems; the process can be started immediately after data input. No chemicals are used, so there are no adverse effects on biocompatible materials or sensors. These factors accelerate the research results and ultimately meet the highest quality standards.
LPKF has a portfolio of compact laser systems and supplementary equipment for research projects in the medical technology sector that can be used directly in laboratories.
- With its integrated UV laser, the ProtoLaser U4, for example, processes a wide range of materials quickly and reliably.
- The ProtoLaser R4 has been specially developed for research with sensitive materials. It works with short picosecond laser pulses and therefore enables high-precision structuring of sensitive materials and cutting of hardened or fired substrates.
LPKF ProtoLaser systems have been used successfully in electronics research projects around the world for many years. More and more users in medical technology are now also using LPKF's laser technology to accelerate research projects through in-house material processing. Basic research into new innovative materials, the transformation of existing products into smaller dimensions with additional functionality or simply the time and cost savings during development are the main reasons for using a ProtoLaser system in your own laboratory.
In all LPKF systems, the laser itself is safely accommodated in its housing - the systems are labeled laser class 1. Thanks to intuitive software, laser processing is easy to implement even for occasional users.
