Laser Cutting 'Microwells' (IMAGE)

Rice University

Laser Cutting 'Microwells'

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Rice University bioengineers have adapted techniques from the "maker" movement to reprogram a commercial laser cutter to etch up to 50,000 tiny "microwells" per hour into sheets of silicone.

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Jeff Fitlow/Rice University

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