Abstract
Currently, flexible devices have a wide range of applications such as health managements, drug deliveries, and electronic skins. The inkjet printing is considered the most promising technology for manufacturing flexible devices due to its high resolution, large scale, and low cost. Here, we give a comprehensive review of the fabrication of flexible devices by inkjet printing. First, we introduce the different types of inkjet printing, including continuous inkjet printing and on-demand inkjet printing. In addition, we describe flexible substrates and nano-metallic inks for preparation of flexible devices. Lastly, the perspectives for future development of flexible devices are proposed.
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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 62371051, No. 61971049), the Projects of International Cooperation and Exchanges NSFC (No. 62211530446), and the Discipline construction of material science and engineering (No. 21090123007).
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Han, L., Du, X., Duan, Q., Hou, L., Liu, R. (2024). Fabrication of Flexible Devices by Inkjet Printing. In: Song, H., Xu, M., Yang, L., Zhang, L., Yan, S. (eds) Innovative Technologies for Printing, Packaging and Digital Media. CACPP 2023. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 1144. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-9955-2_56
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