All printed flexible and morphing electronics

Adam Tran; Zhangxian Deng

doi:10.1117/12.2613200

20 April 2022 All printed flexible and morphing electronics

Adam Tran, Zhangxian Deng

Proceedings Volume 12043, Active and Passive Smart Structures and Integrated Systems XVI; 1204311 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2613200
Event: SPIE Smart Structures + Nondestructive Evaluation, 2022, Long Beach, California, United States

Abstract

Heat-driven shape memory polymers (SMPs) can revert to a memorized geometry once they reach the phase-transformation temperature. This work merges the fused filament three-dimensional (3D) printing and nScrypt microdispensing to create morphing and flexible electronics that could result in innovations in antennas and sensors for biomedical and aerospace applications. Polyurethane and polylactide will first be printed simultaneously on a 3D printer to form SMPs. The thermomechanical properties of the printed SMPs will then be characterized for different TPU/PLA ratios. By nScrypt printing silver electrodes on the SMPs, a morphing antenna will eventually be prototyped and characterized.

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Adam Tran and Zhangxian Deng "All printed flexible and morphing electronics", Proc. SPIE 12043, Active and Passive Smart Structures and Integrated Systems XVI, 1204311 (20 April 2022); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2613200

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