Simulation and Printing of Microdroplets Using Straight Electrode-Based Electrohydrodynamic Jet for Flexible Substrate

Dazhi Wang; Zeshan Abbas; Liangkun Lu; Chang Liu; Jie Zhang; Changchang Pu; Yikang Li; Penghe Yin; Xi Zhang; Junsheng Liang

doi:10.3390/mi13101727

Micromachines (Oct 2022)

Simulation and Printing of Microdroplets Using Straight Electrode-Based Electrohydrodynamic Jet for Flexible Substrate

Dazhi Wang,
Zeshan Abbas,
Liangkun Lu,
Chang Liu,
Jie Zhang,
Changchang Pu,
Yikang Li,
Penghe Yin,
Xi Zhang,
Junsheng Liang

Affiliations

Dazhi Wang: Key Laboratory for Micro/Nano Technology and System of Liaoning Province, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
Zeshan Abbas: Key Laboratory for Micro/Nano Technology and System of Liaoning Province, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
Liangkun Lu: Key Laboratory for Micro/Nano Technology and System of Liaoning Province, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
Chang Liu: Key Laboratory for Micro/Nano Technology and System of Liaoning Province, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
Jie Zhang: Key Laboratory for Micro/Nano Technology and System of Liaoning Province, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
Changchang Pu: Key Laboratory for Micro/Nano Technology and System of Liaoning Province, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
Yikang Li: Key Laboratory for Micro/Nano Technology and System of Liaoning Province, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
Penghe Yin: Key Laboratory for Micro/Nano Technology and System of Liaoning Province, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
Xi Zhang: Key Laboratory for Micro/Nano Technology and System of Liaoning Province, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
Junsheng Liang: Key Laboratory for Micro/Nano Technology and System of Liaoning Province, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/mi13101727
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 10
p. 1727

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Electrohydrodynamic jet (e-jet) printing is a modern and decent fabrication method widely used to print high-resolution versatile microstructures with features down to 10 μm. It is currently difficult to break nanoscale resolution (f = 8.6 × 10−10 m3s−1, Vn = 9.0 kV, and Vs = 4.5 kV. Subsequently, printing experiments were performed using optimized processing parameters and all similar simulation conditions. Microdroplets smaller than 13 μm were directly printed on PET substrate. The model is considered unique and powerful for printing versatile microstructures on polymeric substrates. The presented method is useful for MEMS technology to fabricate various devices, such as accelerometers, smartphones, gyroscopes, sensors, and actuators.

Published in Micromachines

ISSN: 2072-666X (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Technology: Mechanical engineering and machinery
Website: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/micromachines

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