Abstract: The invention discloses systems and methods for generation of microfluidic jets providing a tool for very precise and localized delivery of e.g., medicaments. The proposed solution overcomes shortcomings related to miniaturization of a jet injection technology by implementing laser energy as a driving mechanism and optical fibers for its delivery. Solving the step of miniaturization can allow building new tools compatible with minimally invasive surgical techniques, high parallelization of jet injection units or design of new ergonomic injection devices.

Abstract: A method for generating a three-dimensional patterned soft structure, including the steps of providing a soft supporting substrate, providing a drop-on-demand system with a device for varying the velocity of the jetted droplets, providing a liquid ink, jetting the liquid ink towards the soft supporting substrate with the drop-on-demand system, controlling an injection depth of the liquid ink into the soft supporting substrate by varying a jetting velocity of the liquid ink; and depositing droplets of the liquid ink over a volume of the soft supporting substrate, thereby generating the three-dimensional patterned soft structure.

Abstract: A method for generating a three-dimensional patterned soft structure, including the steps of providing a soft supporting substrate, providing a drop-on-demand system with a device for varying the velocity of the jetted droplets, providing a liquid ink, jetting the liquid ink towards the soft supporting substrate with the drop-on-demand system, controlling an injection depth of the liquid ink into the soft supporting substrate by varying a jetting velocity of the liquid ink; and depositing droplets of the liquid ink over a volume of the soft supporting substrate, thereby generating the three-dimensional patterned soft structure.

Abstract: A particle spectrometer, operable to produce an image of a particle from an emitting or transmitting surface comprising emitting or transmitting means for said particles; means for limiting said particles according to predetermined criteria; an electromagnetic imaging analyser; selection means for selecting said particles for transmission into said spectrometer, said selection dependent on the electrostatic charge or magnetic moment of said particles, wherein said analyser includes at least two pairs of object and image planes, and wherein a first pair of said at least two pairs of object and image planes relate to a detector, which images particle distributions according to analysis criteria, a second pair of said at least two pairs of object and image planes relates to energy selection, said electromagnetic imaging analyser capable of producing at least one image of said surface, wherein each image is tuned to a selected energy range and wherein any plurality of such images are produced simultaneously.