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Ceramic X.0

High-precision micro-manufacturing of ceramics
Engineered ceramic materials are widespread in various industrial applications due to their unique properties. However, it is difficult if not impossible to produce micron-scale high-precision ceramic components with current manufacturing techniques. The main aim of this project is thus to develop novel micro-manufacturing techniques for high-precision, ceramic components based on polymer-derived ceramics (PDC).
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Scope of Research Activities
1. Development of polymer-derived ceramics (PDC) materials suitable for micro-casting
2. Development of processes and devices to ...
  • Manufacture micro-molds,
  • Fill preceramic polymers (PCPs) into these micro-molds (micro-casting) and
  • Transform the material into PDC micro-parts by pyrolysis
3. Characterization of the ceramic micro-parts regarding in vitro biocompatibility as …
  • Pacemaker electrodes
  • Dental implants

Key Technical Problems to Solve
  • Increase the achievable precision of the ceramic micro-parts.
  • Find ways to overcome current issues in the manufacturing of high precision ceramics due to shrinkage.
  • Define PDC compositions leading to bright colored implant materials.
  • Develop a suitable 3D in vitro model and setup with electrical pacing capabilities to study the fibrotic encapsulation of PDC implant materials.

Demonstrators
  • High precision watch parts
  • Implantable (e.g. pacemaker) electrodes
  • Dental implants

Linked Scientific Publications

2023
  • Konstantinou, G., A. Boniface, D. Loterie, E. Kakkava, D. Psaltis and C. Moser (2023). "Improved two-photon polymerization through an optical fiber using coherent beam shaping." Optics and Lasers in Engineering 160: 107232.

2022
  • Hagelüken, L., P. V. W. Sasikumar, H.-Y. Lee, D. Di Stadio, Y. Chandorkar, M. Rottmar, K. Ma-niura-Weber, G. Blugan and J. Brugger (2022). "Multiscale 2D/3D microshaping and property tun-ing of polymer-derived SiCN ceramics." Journal of the European Ceramic Society 42(5): 1963-1970.
  • Kollep, M., G. Konstantinou, J. Madrid-Wolff, A. Boniface, L. Hagelüken, P. V. W. Sasikumar, G. Blugan, P. Delrot, D. Loterie, J. Brugger and C. Moser (2022). "Tomographic Volumetric Additive Manufacturing of Silicon Oxycarbide Ceramics." Advanced Engineering Materials n/a(n/a): 2101345.

2021
  • Griffoni, C., B. Neidhart, K. Yang, F. Groeber-Becker, K. Maniura-Weber, T. Dandekar, H. Walles and M. Rottmar (2021). "In vitro skin culture media influence the viability and inflammatory response of primary macrophages." Scientific Reports 11(1): 7070.
  • Jang, J., P. V. Warriam Sasikumar, F. Navaee, L. Hagelüken, G. Blugan and J. Brugger (2021). "Electrochemical performance of polymer-derived SiOC and SiTiOC ceramic electrodes for arti-ficial cardiac pacemaker applications." Ceramics International 47(6): 7593-7601.

2020
  • Konstantinou, G., E. Kakkava, L. Hagelüken, P. V. Warriam Sasikumar, J. Wang, M. G. Makowska, G. Blugan, N. Nianias, F. Marone, H. Van Swygenhoven, J. Brugger, D. Psaltis and C. Moser (2020). "Additive micro-manufacturing of crack-free PDCs by two-photon polymerization of a single, low-shrinkage preceramic resin." Additive Manufacturing 35: 101343.
  • Makowska, M., P. V. W. Sasikumar, L. Hagelüken, D. F. Sanchez, N. Casati, F. Marone, G. Blugan, J. Brugger and H. Van Swygenhoven (2020). "Cracks, porosity and microstructure of Ti modified polymer-derived SiOC revealed by absorption-, XRD- and XRF-contrast 2D and 3D imaging." Acta Materialia 198: 134-144.
  • Vallachira Warriam Sasikumar, P., E. Müller, P. Clement, J. Jang, E. Kakkava, G. Panusa, D. Psaltis, K. Maniura-Weber, M. Rottmar, J. Brugger and G. Blugan (2020). "In Vitro Cytocompatibility Assessment of Ti-Modified, Silicon-oxycarbide-Based, Polymer-Derived, Ceramic-Implantable Electrodes under Pacing Conditions." ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 12(15): 17244-17253.

2019
  • Kakkava, E., M. Romito, D. B. Conkey, D. Loterie, K. M. Stankovic, C. Moser and D. Psaltis (2019). "Selective femtosecond laser ablation via two-photon fluorescence imaging through a multimode fiber." Biomedical Optics Express 10(2): 423-433.
  • Teğin, U., E. Kakkava, B. Rahmani, D. Psaltis and C. Moser (2019). "Spatiotemporal self-similar fiber laser." Optica 6(11): 1412-1415.

2018
  • Borhani, N., E. Kakkava, C. Moser and D. Psaltis (2018). "Learning to see through multimode fibers." Optica 5(8): 960-966.
  • Rahmani, B., D. Loterie, G. Konstantinou, D. Psaltis and C. Moser (2018). "Multimode optical fiber transmission with a deep learning network." Light: Science & Applications 7(1): 69.
  • Vallachira Warriam Sasikumar, P., G. Blugan, N. Casati, E. Kakkava, G. Panusa, D. Psaltis and J. Kuebler (2018). "Polymer derived silicon oxycarbide ceramic monoliths: Microstructure development and associated materials properties." Ceramics International 44(17): 20961-20967
Leading Principal Investigator
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Prof. Dr. Juergen Brugger
Microsystems Laboratory 1,
EPF Lausanne

Project Consortium
  • Prof. Dr. Christophe Moser, Laboratory Applied Photonic Devices, EPF Lausanne
  • Prof. Dr. Demetri Psaltis, Optics Laboratory, EPF Lausanne
  • Jakob Kübler, Laboratory for High Performance Ceramics, Empa
  • Dr. Katharina Maniura, Laboratory for Biointerfaces, Empa
  • Prof. Dr. Helena Van Swygenhoven, Photons for Engineering and Manufacturing Group, PSI

Workshop Ceramic X.0
The project consortium organized a workshop to demonstrate the potential of high-precision ceramic technology and to network with researchers and industry representatives. The booklet of the workshop, including the presentation slides, are published here.
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      • Launch Event 13 Nov 2017
      • Workshop 6 July 2017
      • Workshop 17 Oct 2016
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