High-resolution ac-pulse modulated electrohydrodynamic jet printing on highly insulating substrates

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Wei, Chuang ^a   Qin, Hantang ^a   Ramírez Iglesias, Nakaira A ^b   Chiu, Chia Pin ^c   Lee, Yuan Shin ^a   Dong, Jingyan ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^c INTEL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

AC pulse modulation; drop on demand; electrohydrodynamic jet printing

Indexed keywords

DECAY (ORGANIC); DROPS; ELECTROHYDRODYNAMICS; INSULATION; SUBSTRATES;

CHARGE ACCUMULATION; CONTINUOUS FEATURES; DROP-ON-DEMAND; ELECTROHYDRODYNAMIC (EHD); ELECTROHYDRODYNAMIC JET PRINTINGS; ELECTRONICS APPLICATIONS; HIGH-RESOLUTION PRINTINGS; INSULATING SUBSTRATES;

PRINTING;

EID: 84897548526     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/24/4/045010     Document Type: Article

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