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used to replace intraocular lens to restore and improve human vision.
The maturing technology of membrane processing also makes
possible for an innovative tunable molding technology to allow
aspheric lenses to be made easily and fast. Stemming from three-
dimensional imaging optics, two-dimensional nonimaging fluidic
lenses can be integrated into next-generation lab-on-a-chip devices
and micro-total-analysis chips such that advanced optical interrogation
systems can be integrated with microfluidic devices on a single chip.

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