Process Control in Laser Material Processing for the Micro and Nanometer Scale Domains -- Theory and Simulation of Laser Ablation – from Basic Mechanisms to Applications -- Laser Devices and Optical Systems for Laser Precision Microfabrication -- Fundamentals of Laser-Material Interaction and Application to Multiscale Surface Modification -- Temporal Pulse Tailoring in Ultrafast Laser Manufacturing Technologies -- Laser Nanosurgery, Manipulation, and Transportation of Cells and Tissues -- Laser Synthesis of Nanomaterials -- Ultrafast Laser Micro- and Nanostructuring -- 3D Fabrication of Embedded Microcomponents -- Micromachining and Patterning -- Laser Transfer Techniques for Digital Microfabrication -- Hybrid Laser Processing of Transparent Materials -- Drilling, Cutting, Welding, Marking and Microforming.

Miniaturization and high precision are rapidly becoming a requirement for many industrial processes and products. As a result, there is greater interest in the use of laser microfabrication technology to achieve these goals. This book composed of 16 chapters covers all the topics of laser precision processing from fundamental aspects to industrial applications to both inorganic and biological materials. It reviews the sate of the art of research and technological development in the area of laser processing.