# US 10,500,796 B1 · Dynamic tissue microfabrication through digital photolithography system and methods

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- Number: US 10,500,796 B1
- Document ID: US10500796B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 15/491,956
- Filed: 2017-04-19
- Granted: 2019-12-10
- Earliest claimed: 2016-04-20
- Applicants: Isac Lazarovits
- Inventors: Isac Lazarovits
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10500796B1

## CPC

- B29C 64/129: characterised by the energy source therefor, e.g. by global irradiation combined with a mask
- B29C 64/135: the energy source being concentrated, e.g. scanning lasers or focused light sources
- B29C 64/386: Data acquisition or data processing for additive manufacturing
- B29C 70/58: comprising fillers only {, e.g. particles, powder, beads, flakes, spheres (B29C70/025 takes precedence, agglomerating hollow spheres to produce synthetic foam B29C70/66; compounding ingredients per se C08K)}
- B33Y 10/00: Processes of additive manufacturing
- B33Y 30/00: Apparatus for additive manufacturing; Details thereof or accessories therefor
- B33Y 50/02: for controlling or regulating additive manufacturing processes
- B33Y 80/00: Products made by additive manufacturing
- B29K 2105/0058: {Liquid or visquous}
- B29K 2105/16: Fillers
- B29C: SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING (making preforms B29B11/00; making laminated products by combining previously unconnected layers which become one product whose layers will remain together B32B37/00 - B32B41/00)
- B33Y: ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, i.e. MANUFACTURING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL [3D] OBJECTS BY ADDITIVE DEPOSITION, ADDITIVE AGGLOMERATION OR ADDITIVE LAYERING, e.g. BY 3D PRINTING, STEREOLITHOGRAPHY OR SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING
- B29K: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR {MOULDS, } REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS

## Abstract

An additive manufacturing system and method for the controlled positioning of particles within the various layers of an object to be fabricated. The system and method employs holographic optical tweezers technology utilizing digitally controlled optical traps to manipulate cells or particles in conjunction with digital light-based additive manufacturing to provide control over the composition of an object to be fabricated. The method uses an optical tweezers apparatus to place desired cells or particles in desired locations prior to a patterned exposure that polymerizes surrounding resin. Thus, providing users a capability of fabricating three dimensional hierarchical systems combining features spanning from the macro to microscopic scale intricacies.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A system for a digitally controlled light based three-dimensional printing of an object comprising:
a computer operable to generate and control the fabrication of a threedimensional object using digital data of an object and a first specific pattern for particles located within a first layer of the object;
a projector optically aligned with a build plate;
a resin vat containing a photopolymerizable resin separated by an electronic gate with a particle reservoir;
the particle reservoir optically aligned with a holographic optical tweezer, the optical tweezer upon activation capable of producing a plurality of optical traps leading to an accumulation of particles at a focal plane of the optical tweezers in the particle reservoir and capable of moving the optical traps from the particle reservoir to a desired location in the resin vat;
the projector capable of producing a digital image of desired composition in a layer and selectively photopolymerizing a layer of the resin with a desired pattern.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The system as described in claim 1, wherein the resin vat has a transparent window to expose a layer of a photopolymer with an image from the projector.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The system as described in claim 1, further incorporating a camera to collect light reflected from a shared optical plane.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The system as described in claim 1, further wherein the optical tweezer upon activation is capable of moving particles from the particle reservoir to the desired positions according to the first specific pattern, below the build plate via the electronic gate.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The system as described in claim 1, wherein the build plate has an access to a coordinated incremental motion along a Z-axis for fabrication of the object in sequential layers.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The system as described in claim 1, wherein the build plate incrementally moves in the Z-axis and prepares for fabricating a second layer with a second specific pattern for particles located within a second layer of the object.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The system as described in claim 1, wherein the optical alignment is achieved through an arrangement of dichroic mirrors.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The system as described in claim 1, wherein the resin vat has a resin selected from a group consisting of polyethylene glycol diacrylate, Gelatin Methacrylate, Hyaluronic acid methacrylate, methacrylate alginate, acrylic, epoxy, polyurethane or photosensitive conductive polymers.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The system as described in claim 1, wherein the particles sizes range from micrometer to nanometers and are selected from a group consisting of cells, dielectric particles or metallic particles.

### Claim 10

A digitally controlled light based method for three-dimensional printing of an object comprising:
filling a vat with a photo polymer resin;
filling a particle reservoir with particle suspension;
aligning an optical tweezer system with the particle reservoir;
activating the optical tweezer system;
creating a plurality of optical traps within a focal plane;
accumulating the particles at the focal plane in the optical traps;
motor controlled translation of the optical traps;
synchronized opening of an electronic gate between the resin vat and particle reservoir;
moving the optical traps into a desired first pattern relative to a build plate;
aligning a projector system to an area occupied by the optical traps;
activating the projector and producing an image;
selectively photopolymerizing a desired pattern on to a first layer on the build plate; and
moving the build plate incrementally in preparation of formation of a next layer.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The method as described in claim 10, wherein the method steps are repeated to build successive incremental layers.

### Claim 12 (depends on 10)

The method as described in claim 10, wherein adjacent layers have identical patterns.

### Claim 13 (depends on 10)

The method as described in claim 10, wherein adjacent layers have non-identical patterns.

### Claim 14 (depends on 10)

The method as described in claim 10, wherein the layer thickness achieved after photopolymerization is in the range of 45 to 55 micrometers.

### Claim 15 (depends on 10)

The method as described in claim 10, wherein the time required for achieving the photopolymerization of a layer is 1 to 5 seconds.

### Claim 16 (depends on 10)

The method as described in claim 10, wherein a wavelength to trap and move particles is in the range of 1063-1065 nm and 100 mW power.