A hybrid electrohydrodynamic drop-on-demand printing system using a piezoelectric MEMS nozzle

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Kim, Young Jae ^a,b   Lee, Sang Myun ^a   Kim, Sangjin ^b   Hwang, Jungho ^a   Kim, Yong Jun ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Samsung Electro Mechanics   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANODIC BONDING PROCESS; DELAY TIME; DROP VELOCITY; DROP-ON-DEMAND PRINTING; DROPLET EJECTION; DROPLET VELOCITY; DROPLET VOLUME; FIRING FREQUENCY; HYBRID PRINTING; JETTING FREQUENCIES; JETTING SYSTEMS; MEMS PROCESS; MICRO PATTERNING; PIEZOELECTRIC FORCE; PIEZOELECTRIC MEMS; PLATE-TYPE; PRINTED ELECTRONICS; PRINTING PROCESS; PYREX GLASS; SILICON ON INSULATOR WAFERS; ULTRAFINE;

CHEMICAL SENSORS; DROPS; ELECTROHYDRODYNAMICS; PIEZOELECTRICITY; PRINTING; PRINTING PRESSES; SILICON WAFERS;

SPRAY NOZZLES;

EID: 84863343680     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/22/4/045013     Document Type: Article

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