3-D printing of liquid metals for stretchable and flexible conductors

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 9083, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Trlica, Chris ^a   Parekh, Dishit Paresh ^a   Panich, Lazar ^a   Ladd, Collin ^a   Dickey, Michael D ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

3 D printing; 3d printing; Additive manufacturing; Direct write; EGaIn; Gallium; Liquid metal; Oxide skin

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; GALLIUM; GALLIUM ALLOYS; LIQUID METALS; MANUFACTURE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POLYMERS; PRINTING;

3-D PRINTING; ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING; DIRECT WRITE; EGAIN; OXIDE SKINS;

3D PRINTERS;

EID: 84905728339     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.2050212     Document Type: Conference Paper

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