Direct printing of liquid metal 3D microstructures (Nanowerk Spotlight) The ability to pattern materials into arbitrary three-dimensional (3D) microstructures is important for electronics, microfluidic networks, tissue engineering scaffolds, photonic band gap structures, and chemical synthesis. However, existing commercial processes to 3D print metals usually require expensive equipment and large temperatures. In contrast, a novel, relatively simple method developed by researchers at North Carolina State University can print metal structures at room temperature. This makes the technique it compatible with many other materials including plastics. Also, the resulting structures are liquid and are therefore soft and stretchable. Read more: nanowerk/spotlight/spotid=32574.php#ixzz2ilsNjzJn
Posted on: Sun, 27 Oct 2013 08:03:12 +0000
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