There have been growing interests in direct patterning of metallic contents on the surface of the substrate without including complex steps of the micro fabrication lithography process. The direct fabrication process using ink-jet printing can be expected to be a powerful tool for both nanotechnology research and applications such as micro electronics. Inkjet printers operate by propelling vari...

A high-throughput screening (HTS) method based on fluorescence imaging (FI) was implemented to evaluate the catalytic performance of selenide-modified nano-TiO2. Chemical ink-jet printing (IJP) technology was reformed to fabricate a catalyst library comprising 1405 (Ni(a)Cu(b)Cd(c)Ce(d)In(e)Y(f))Se(x)/TiO2 (M6Se/Ti) composite photocatalysts. Nineteen M6Se/Tis were screened out from the 1405 can...

the paper presents fabrication and characterization of a Quartz Crystal Microbalance based gas sensor with a diamond powder sensitive layer deposited using the ink-jet printing technique. The sensor was exposed to a low concentration of ammonia, acetone vapors and different levels of humidity. Impedance characteristics close to the natural resonant frequency of 10 MHz were examined. The sensor ...

This paper describes the design and use of a microgoniophotometer. The instrument, configured with a CCD video camera and microscope optics, is meant to resolve goniophotometric measurements to microscopic dimensions for the study of the interactions between ink and paper in a variety of non-impact printing applications. Data for ink jet systems is used to illustrate the use of the instrument. ...

Nanotechnology, with its broad impact on societally relevant applications, relies heavily on the availability of accessible nanofabrication methods. Even though a host of such techniques exists, the flexible, inexpensive, on-demand and scalable fabrication of functional nanostructures remains largely elusive. Here we present a method involving nanoscale electrohydrodynamic ink-jet printing that...

This study thoroughly explores the use of time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) for determining the deposition sequence of fingermarks and ink on a porous paper surface. Our experimental work has demonstrated that mapping selected endogenous components present in natural fingermarks enables the observation of friction ridges on a laser-printed surface, only when a fingerprin...

3D ink-jet printing is an additive, powder-based rapid prototyping (RP) process. The 3D printing process described in this overview has been developed by ZCorporation and is based on an ink-jet printing technique. The 3D computer models, created by 3D scanning or in 3D CAD modelling software, are built layer by layer from the basic materials of powder and binders. Due to the basic build princip...

Abstract E-jet printing is a micro- and nano-manufacturing technique that utilizes electric field-induced fluid jet for achieving better control resolution than traditional processes. In addition to high resolution, has advantages in some aspects such as wide material applicability, which been successfully applied numerous applications include sensors, transistors, tissue engineering scaffolds,...

High-quality carbon nanoparticles with controlled viscosity and high aqueous stability were prepared by liquid-phase laser ablation of a graphite target in deionized water. The size distribution was found to vary from 5nm to 50nm with mean size of 18nm, in the absence of any reducing chemical reagents. Efficient generation of short chain polyynes was recorded for high laser repetition rates. Ho...