Personal electronics printing via tapping mode composite liquid metal ink delivery and adhesion mechanism.

ABSTRACT: Printed electronics is becoming increasingly important in a variety of newly emerging areas. However, restricted to the rather limited conductive inks and available printing strategies, the current electronics manufacture is usually confined to industry level. Here, we show a highly cost-effective and entirely automatic printing way towards personal electronics making, through introducing a tapping-mode composite fluid delivery system. Fundamental mechanisms regarding the reliable printing, transfer and adhesion of the liquid metal inks on the substrate were disclosed through systematic theoretical interpretation and experimental measurements. With this liquid metal printer, a series of representative electronic patterns spanning from single wires to desired complex configurations such as

SUBMITTER: Zheng Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3975221 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature