Advanced Materials & Manufacturing – Page 175

3D Printing of Double Ka Band Helical Antenna

Lanouette A.-M., Hill J., Dussault P.D., Laurin J.-J., Therriault D., École Polytechnique de Montréal, CA

We present a rapid and low-cost fabrication technique to build a small array of antennas operating in the Ka band (20-30GHz). The designed antenna prototypes have a wire diameter of 0.2mm, a helix diameter of [...]

Fast, robust and simple all optical far-field nano-positioning measurements

Juan M.L., Tischler N., Fernandez-Corbaton I., Zambrana-Puyalto X., Vidal X., Molina-Terriza G., QISS, AU

We present a novel method for the nano-positioning measurement of a sample relying on symmetry considerations. In particular, we exploit the cylindrical symmetry of a control defect appended to the sample. The exact nature of [...]

Nanomanipulators with reduced hysteresis and interferometers build in NanoFabs

Luskinovich P.N., Zhabotinskiy V.A., NANOMETER Standard GmbH, DE

The use of nanomanipulators made on the base of monocrystals characterized inverse piezoelectric effect and many times, in comparison with piezoceramic, less hysteresis and creep, allows to achieve the following results: - Shorten the time [...]

NanoFab: Manufacturing & Instrumentation

Repeated Duplication in EHD Line Patterning on a Non-Conductive Substrate Based on Controlling the Polarity of Applied Voltages

Son S., Lee S., Choi J., Sungkyunkwan University, KR

This paper addresses the EHD printing of a high aspect ratio of metal lines as a means of forming a high conductivity of metal lines. As stated earlier, EHD printing is advantageous over conventional inkjet [...]

A Study of Molten Lead-Free Solder Deposited by Inkjet Printing for Interconnections of Thin-Film Solar Cell Modules

Chen W-M, Wang C-H, Hwang W-S, National Cheng Kung University, TW

Solar cell modules generally are bonded with photovoltaic ribbon using silver paste to increase photovoltaic conversion efficiency. However, the joint strength of silver paste between the aluminum back electrode and the ribbon may be the [...]

Ink-jet Printed CdS Thin Film Transistors Fabricated In-situ by Micro-reaction

Ramos J.C., Kabir D., Mejia J.I., Martinez C.A., Quevedo-Lopez M.A., University of Texas at Dallas, US

Printed electronics has become a promising technology due to its lithography and vacuum-free processing. However, several issues remain unsolved: most printable semiconductors nowadays are organic molecules with low mobilities and poor air and moisture stability. [...]

Bio-ink for inkjet printing of living cells

Ferris C.J., Gilmore K.J., Beirne S., McCallum D., Wallace G.G., in het Panhuis M., ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science (ACES), AU

This abstract summarises our recent work on the development of a bio-ink tailored for the controlled deposition of cells by inkjet printing. Direct printing of living cells is an emerging approach to the fabrication of [...]

Bioprinting Technology for Regenerative Medicine Applications

Yoo J., Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, US

Advances in micro- and nano-scale processing technologies have provided various therapeutic opportunities in the field of medicine. While techniques developed for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine applications have had initial successes in building a number [...]

Effects of Inkjet Printing Parameters on Conductive Line Patterns for Flexible Electronics Applications

Tsai H.L., Hwang W-S, Liu Y-F, Wu J.-T., Hsu S.L.-C., National Cheng Kung University, TW

Aqueous silver nitrate ink (5 moles/liter) mixed with poly(N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone) (PVP) was employed in a piezoelectric inkjet printing apparatus to construct conductive patterns on ultraviolet/O3-treated polyimide substrates. At a pulse amplitude of ±38 V, single droplets [...]