Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing (Jul 2024)

Application of 3D and 4D Printing in Electronics

  • Matilde Aronne,
  • Miriam Polano,
  • Valentina Bertana,
  • Sergio Ferrero,
  • Francesca Frascella,
  • Luciano Scaltrito,
  • Simone Luigi Marasso

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/jmmp8040164
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 4
p. 164

Abstract

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Nowadays, additive manufacturing technologies have impacted different engineering sectors. Three- and four-dimensional printing techniques are increasingly used in soft and flexible electronics thanks to the possibility of working contemporarily with several materials on various substrates. The materials portfolio is wide, as well as printing processes. Shape memory polymers, together with composites, have gained great success in the electronic field and are becoming increasingly popular for fabricating pH, temperature, humidity, and stress sensors that are integrated into wearable, stretchable, and flexible devices, as well as for the fabrication of communication devices, such as antennas. Here, we report an overview of the state of the art about the application of 4D printing technologies and smart materials in electronics.

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