Review of Droplet Printing Technologies for Flexible Electronic Devices: Materials, Control, and Applications

Flexible devices have extensive applications in areas including wearable sensors, healthcare, smart packaging, energy, automotive and aerospace sectors, and other related fields. Droplet printing technology can be utilized to print flexible electronic components with micro/nanostructures on various...

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Main Authors: Jiaxin Jiang, Xi Chen, Zexing Mei, Huatan Chen, Junyu Chen, Xiang Wang, Shufan Li, Runyang Zhang, Gaofeng Zheng, Wenwang Li
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-02-01
Series:Micromachines
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/15/3/333
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author Jiaxin Jiang
Xi Chen
Zexing Mei
Huatan Chen
Junyu Chen
Xiang Wang
Shufan Li
Runyang Zhang
Gaofeng Zheng
Wenwang Li
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description Flexible devices have extensive applications in areas including wearable sensors, healthcare, smart packaging, energy, automotive and aerospace sectors, and other related fields. Droplet printing technology can be utilized to print flexible electronic components with micro/nanostructures on various scales, exhibiting good compatibility and wide material applicability for device production. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the current research status of droplet printing technologies and their applications across various domains, aiming to offer a valuable reference for researchers in related areas.
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spelling doaj.art-f24b74d29c584ea18faef562097549092024-03-27T13:55:03ZengMDPI AGMicromachines2072-666X2024-02-0115333310.3390/mi15030333Review of Droplet Printing Technologies for Flexible Electronic Devices: Materials, Control, and ApplicationsJiaxin Jiang0Xi Chen1Zexing Mei2Huatan Chen3Junyu Chen4Xiang Wang5Shufan Li6Runyang Zhang7Gaofeng Zheng8Wenwang Li9School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Xiamen University of Technology, Xiamen 361024, ChinaSchool of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Xiamen University of Technology, Xiamen 361024, ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Xiamen University of Technology, Xiamen 361024, ChinaSchool of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Xiamen University of Technology, Xiamen 361024, ChinaSchool of Opto-Electronic and Communication Engineering, Xiamen University of Technology, Xiamen 361024, ChinaSchool of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Xiamen University of Technology, Xiamen 361024, ChinaSchool of Opto-Electronic and Communication Engineering, Xiamen University of Technology, Xiamen 361024, ChinaSchool of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Xiamen University of Technology, Xiamen 361024, ChinaPen-Tung Sah Institute of Micro-Nano Science and Technology, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, ChinaSchool of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Xiamen University of Technology, Xiamen 361024, ChinaFlexible devices have extensive applications in areas including wearable sensors, healthcare, smart packaging, energy, automotive and aerospace sectors, and other related fields. Droplet printing technology can be utilized to print flexible electronic components with micro/nanostructures on various scales, exhibiting good compatibility and wide material applicability for device production. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the current research status of droplet printing technologies and their applications across various domains, aiming to offer a valuable reference for researchers in related areas.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/15/3/333droplet printingflexible electronic devicecontrolinkjet printingelectrohydrodynamic printing
spellingShingle Jiaxin Jiang
Xi Chen
Zexing Mei
Huatan Chen
Junyu Chen
Xiang Wang
Shufan Li
Runyang Zhang
Gaofeng Zheng
Wenwang Li
Review of Droplet Printing Technologies for Flexible Electronic Devices: Materials, Control, and Applications
Micromachines
droplet printing
flexible electronic device
control
inkjet printing
electrohydrodynamic printing
title Review of Droplet Printing Technologies for Flexible Electronic Devices: Materials, Control, and Applications
title_full Review of Droplet Printing Technologies for Flexible Electronic Devices: Materials, Control, and Applications
title_fullStr Review of Droplet Printing Technologies for Flexible Electronic Devices: Materials, Control, and Applications
title_full_unstemmed Review of Droplet Printing Technologies for Flexible Electronic Devices: Materials, Control, and Applications
title_short Review of Droplet Printing Technologies for Flexible Electronic Devices: Materials, Control, and Applications
title_sort review of droplet printing technologies for flexible electronic devices materials control and applications
topic droplet printing
flexible electronic device
control
inkjet printing
electrohydrodynamic printing
url https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/15/3/333
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