Advanced Materials, Vol.25, No.1, 96-102, 2013
High-Throughput Printing via Microvascular Multinozzle Arrays
Microvascular multinozzle arrays are designed and fabricated for high-throughput printing of functional materials. Ink-flow uniformity within these multigeneration, bifurcating microchannel arrays is characterized by computer modeling and microscopic particle image velocimetry (micro-PIV) measurements. Both single and dual multinozzle printheads are produced to enable rapid printing of multilayered periodic structures over large areas (approximate to 1 m(2)).