Inkjet printing of carbon nanotubes

Nanomaterials

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 453-468

  Tortorich, Ryan P ^a   Choi, Jin Woo ^a,b  

^a Louisiana State University   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube ink; Carbon nanotube patterning; Flexible electronics; Inkjet printing

Indexed keywords

EID: 85117876928     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20794991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nano3030453     Document Type: Review

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