Consumer-Grade Inkjet Printer for Versatile and Precise Chemical Deposition.

ABSTRACT: Two simple, mechanical modifications are introduced to a consumer-grade inkjet printer to greatly increase its applicability. First, roller isolation bars are added to unlock multiple prints on the same substrate without smearing. This enables printing on a diverse set of substrates (rigid, elastic, liquid, granular, and sticky). Second, spring loadings are added to increase the print precision up to 50-fold, which facilitates alignment to a pre-patterned substrate or between successive prints. Utilizing the expanded substrate compatibility and the increased print precision, we explore tunable loading of drug combinations into microdevices. This loading method has promising applications within point-of-care personalized medication. Furthermore, we show how inkjet printers with array-type p

SUBMITTER: Mandsberg NK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7992151 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature