.... Editor: Jian Cao. 12 09 2017 29 11 2017 Laser micro machining Texturing The surface with low wettability displays outstanding advantages in friction and wear reduction, microfluidic transport, and self-cleaning [ 1 – 5 ]. The low wettability surface could be produced by two...

...: Nicholas Fang. 01 04 2017 27 09 2017 Laser micro machining Laser processes Surface treatments Diffractive optical elements have attracted a significant interest, because they can be used as microscale optical elements [ 1 ], in particular due to their tiny size, simple design...

... August 7, 2017; published online September 28, 2017. Assoc. Editor: Stefan Dimov. 16 03 2017 07 08 2017 Laser ablation Laser micro machining Micro Punching Microcutting Microtexture Numerous surgical cutting tools such as medical needles and biopsy punches (BPs...

... Laser micro machining Laser processes Numerical simulations Its unrivaled hardness and high abrasive resistance under severe working conditions have made polycrystalline diamond (PCD) an essential material for a wide range of applications particularly in the aerospace and automobile industries...

... for microstructures such as wave guides [ 4 ] and microfluidic chips [ 5 ]. Laser ablation Laser micro machining Laser processes Modeling Numerical simulations Then, exciting rate of avalanche ionization is estimated by Thornber's model [ 15 ] (3) β ( E ) = v s eE U exp...

... manuscript received January 22, 2016; published online March 21, 2016. Assoc. Editor: Gloria Wiens. 13 08 2015 22 01 2016 Hybrid processes Laser micro machining Micro machining The THz technology encompasses devices that harness the THz electromagnetic radiation (from 100 GHz...

... Engineering Division of ASME for publication in the J OURNAL OF M ICRO- AND N ANO -M ANUFACTURING . Manuscript received June 5, 2015; final manuscript received October 21, 2015; published online November 19, 2015. Assoc. Editor: Sangkee Min. 05 06 2015 21 10 2015 Laser micro machining...

... ablation Laser micro machining Micro machining Plasma Processes Ecm The growing needs of applications in many industrial sectors for miniaturized products increasingly demand the manufacture of microscale components and features with stringent demands on accuracy. Due to their ability to meet...

... parameters like the pulse energy, pulse frequency, and number of exposures. Laser micro machining Plasma Processes The authors would like to acknowledge the National Science Foundation (Awards CMMI Nos. 1335014 and 0960776) for funding this research. References [1] Bico , J...

... potentially enhance the absorption of the cell surface and consequently increase the cell efficiency. Laser ablation Laser micro machining Nanostructure 14 04 2014 20 05 2014 Solar cell technologies have been extensively investigated as a promising solution to the continued...

... of which laser ablation is either ineffective or inefficient [ 12 , 15 ]. Laser ablation Laser micro machining Plasma Processes Presently surface microtexturing has found many promising applications in the fields of tribology, biomedical engineering, metal cutting, and other functional...