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Microtech enables future medicine

28.04.2026

In the quiet corridors of medical innovation, it is sometimes the smallest components that make the biggest impact.
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Image: The image shows a spatial light modulator setup projecting a red laser pattern in the shape of a butterfly; Copyright: Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen, Germany.

Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen, Germany

Faster laser structuring with optical stamping

07.10.2025

Fraunhofer ILT and RWTH Aachen have developed optical stamping, a laser-based method for ultra-fast, precise microstructuring in a single pulse.
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A vascular stent on a black background – micromanufacturing in medical technology

FAQ: Micromanufacturing in MedTech

16.09.2025

Micromanufacturing helps medical technology achieve maximum effects with maximum precision in the smallest of spaces.
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Five important microtechnologies

20.05.2025

Microtechnology has tiny dimensions but a huge impact: complex components and systems are created in the smallest spaces.
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Image: Illustration of a cell trap array; Copyright: Fraunhofer IMM

Fraunhofer IMM

Printed organ structures for personalized medicine

28.11.2024

Usage of microfluidics and single-cell technologies to print precise organ structures - a significant development for personalized medicine.
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Image: The surface of a circuit board is processed by a micro precision device; Copyright: INP

INP

Plasma printing technology enables surface modification

06.05.2024

Researchers at INP have developed plasma printing technology that allows precise surface modification on an extremely small scale.
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Image: The developed mini scanner and a two Euro coin for size comparison; Copyright: Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen

Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen

Compact laser scanner with 90 percent less construction volume

30.05.2023

Galvanometer scanners have been in use in laser material processing for decades. However, a team from the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT has now developed a new, particularly compact scanner module for applications in 3D printing, micromachining or medical technology.
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