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A map of mesoscale 3D lithography or in other words true 3D printing – multiscale and multi-material is sketched. It covers dimensions from individual features below wavelength of VIS light (sub-diffraction) up to 3D objects above millimeters in sizes, while ensuring continuous scaling with no gaps or limitations in between. On the other angle of view, the materials are in full colors, thus resembling: biopolymers and proteins as natural and purely organic resins, hybrid materials offering glass-like properties or composites with enhanced specific functionalities, and finally inorganic substances such as ceramics or crystals – which are now made possible to realize. All of it can be realized via laser mesoscale 3D lithography and is a tool for applications in a) nanophotonics; b) micro-optics and precision prototyping in microfluidics and micromechanics; c) bio-scaffolds.
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