Interface manipulation for printing three-dimensional microstructures under magnetic guiding

Libin Wang; Fengyu Li; Minuan Kuang; Meng Gao; Jingxia Wang; Yu Huang; Lei Jiang; Yanlin Song

doi:10.1002/smll.201403355

Interface manipulation for printing three-dimensional microstructures under magnetic guiding

Small. 2015 Apr 24;11(16):1900-4. doi: 10.1002/smll.201403355. Epub 2015 Jan 12.

Authors

Libin Wang¹, Fengyu Li, Minuan Kuang, Meng Gao, Jingxia Wang, Yu Huang, Lei Jiang, Yanlin Song

Affiliation

¹ Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Key Laboratory of Green Printing, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China.

PMID: 25641818
DOI: 10.1002/smll.201403355

Abstract

Precisely controlled 3D microstructures are printed by 2D interface manipulation. The morphologies of 3D microstructures are deterministically dependent on the receding angles of droplets on the surfaces, and the exact relationship between 3D morphology and interface properties is clarified. Accurate-positioned and oriented-patterned 3D arrays are facilely printed, demonstrating high controllability and large-scale fabrication of uniform 3D microstructures.

Keywords: 3D structures; controllability; inkjet printing; interfacial properties; magnet.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't