Laser-induced forward transfer (LIFT) is a versatile direct-write technique that can be used to print a wide

variety of materials with no contact and high accuracy. In recent years, LIFT printing of functional devices

is getting increasingly popular due to the relative simplicity of the process, which offers printing in ambient

conditions without any post-processing. Shape memory alloys (SMAs) are a type of active material that can be

deformed but return to their original shape heated to a transition temperature. In addition to this shape

memory effect, Nickel-Titanium (NiTi) SMAs are also biocompatible and can have a transition temperature

close to body temperature. Hence, we plan to use LIFT to fabricate micron-scale NiTi actuators with SMA

properties for in-vivo medical applications.