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Advanced Research and Applications of Inkjet Printing (IJP) Technique
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Advanced Research and Applications of Inkjet Printing (IJP) Technique

A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Manufacturing Processes and Systems".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 December 2022) | Viewed by 15467

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Prof. Dr. Yanzhen Zhang

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College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao 266580, China
Interests: inkjet printing; additive manufacturing; printed electronics; microfluidics
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Dear Colleagues,

Inkjet printing (IJP) is an old but still interesting technique for flexible and cost-effective printing of various kinds of functional inks. More recently, the scope of printing techniques has been expanded not only to substrate materials different than paper but also beyond information storage to efficient fabrication of mechanical, electronic, and even biological devices. This Special Issue on “Advanced Research and Applications of the Inkjet Printing (IJP) Technique” seeks high-quality works focusing on the latest development of the IJP technique and its applications in all areas. Topics include but are not limited to:

  • Fundamental mechanisms of IJP;
  • Latest principle and technical innovations/modification of IJP;
  • Technical innovations of both traditional inks for paper printing and customized functional inks for special fabrications;
  • Applications of IJP in the area of electronics manufacturing, 3D printing, bioengineering, etc. 

Technical innovations and interesting applications of other printing techniques, such as electrohydrodynamic jet printing, aerosol jet printing, satellite droplet printing, etc., are also welcomed.

Prof. Dr. Yanzhen Zhang
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • inkjet printing
  • inks
  • droplets
  • inkjet 3D printing
  • printed electronics
  • 3D tissues
  • biofabrication

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Design and Fabrication Process Optimization of Silver-Based Inkjet-Printed Microheater
by Hanadi Al-Mohsin, Shawkat Ali and Amine Bermak
Processes 2022, 10(9), 1677; https://doi.org/10.3390/pr10091677 - 23 Aug 2022
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This paper examines the simulation, design, and fabrication of a nano-particle silver microheater. COMSOL Multiphysics is used to simulate the microheater of an area of 720 × 720 μm2. Different stages of the microheater fabrication process are discussed. The size of [...] Read more.
This paper examines the simulation, design, and fabrication of a nano-particle silver microheater. COMSOL Multiphysics is used to simulate the microheater of an area of 720 × 720 μm2. Different stages of the microheater fabrication process are discussed. The size of the cartridge used is 10 pL and the nozzle diameter was 50 μm. The drop spacing was chosen to be 45 μm after testing several different values. Controlled printing of Ag ink was reached by setting the tickle control frequency to 8 kHz and cartridge print height to 0.4 mm. The nozzle temperature was set at ambient temperature. The inkjet printed microheater is of same area and track and gap widths of 110 μm. The measured resistance of the microheater, 119 Ω, is approximately equal to the simulated resistance of 100 Ω. It was observed that the temperature at the center of the heater reaches up to 250 °C. Full article
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Modeling 3D Droplet Movement Using a Drop-on-Demand Inkjet Printhead Model
by Tim Tofan, Sergejus Borodinas, Rimantas Kačianauskas and Raimondas Jasevičius
Processes 2022, 10(8), 1467; https://doi.org/10.3390/pr10081467 - 27 Jul 2022
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This article presents a numerical simulation of a printhead model for drop-on-demand (DoD) inkjet printers. A three-dimensional droplet model is provided for the numerical study of inks, ejection parameters, droplet movement, and the analysis of droplet impacts on the surface. This work is [...] Read more.
This article presents a numerical simulation of a printhead model for drop-on-demand (DoD) inkjet printers. A three-dimensional droplet model is provided for the numerical study of inks, ejection parameters, droplet movement, and the analysis of droplet impacts on the surface. This work is devoted to the analysis of different droplet ejection settings during the printing process, when the behavior of the droplet directly affects the accuracy of the printing process itself. A numerical model was also developed to investigate the effect of various settings on droplet stability, including printhead size and nozzle orifice, motion parameters (pulse strength and droplet ejection amplitude) and fluid properties. The results reflect the behavior of the ink droplet over time. The behavior of the drop was tested at different waveform ejection parameters and a mass turnover was observed. Full article
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Enhancing Droplet Quality of Edible Ink in Single and Multi-Drop Methods by Optimization the Waveform Design of DoD Inkjet Printer
by Oke Oktavianty, Shigeyuki Haruyama and Yoshie Ishii
Processes 2022, 10(1), 91; https://doi.org/10.3390/pr10010091 - 2 Jan 2022
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The multi-drop method with a good droplet quality is a big challenge in inkjet technology. In this study, optimization of Drop on Demand (DoD) inkjet printer waveform design was conducted. The effectiveness of the waveform design, so-called W waveform, from previous study as [...] Read more.
The multi-drop method with a good droplet quality is a big challenge in inkjet technology. In this study, optimization of Drop on Demand (DoD) inkjet printer waveform design was conducted. The effectiveness of the waveform design, so-called W waveform, from previous study as a preliminary vibration for the multi-drop ejection method was investigated. The unmodified W waveform was proven not to be an effective waveform for lower viscosity of liquid, especially when compared by the standard waveform obtained from a print-head manufacturer. Edible ink with a viscosity below the optimum range for print-head specifications was employed as the operating liquid. The preliminary vibration W waveform was modified to improve the droplet quality of the edible ink. It was proven that a 40% adjusted voltage of the rear wave of the W waveform was effective as the optimum waveform design for edible ink. The droplet quality of the multi-drop ejection method for grey-scale technology was improved by optimizing the W waveform design. Full article
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Suppression and Utilization of Satellite Droplets for Inkjet Printing: A Review
by Yanzhen Zhang, Guofang Hu, Yonghong Liu, Jide Wang, Guodong Yang and Dege Li
Processes 2022, 10(5), 932; https://doi.org/10.3390/pr10050932 - 8 May 2022
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Inkjet printing, initially invented for text and pattern printing, has been extensively used to fabricate electronic, mechanical, and even biological devices. Numerous reviews focused on the mechanisms, development, and application of inkjet printing have been published in recent years. However, a small review [...] Read more.
Inkjet printing, initially invented for text and pattern printing, has been extensively used to fabricate electronic, mechanical, and even biological devices. Numerous reviews focused on the mechanisms, development, and application of inkjet printing have been published in recent years. However, a small review has focused on the satellite droplets during inkjet printing. Satellite droplets have long been recognized as an undesirable byproduct in the inkjet community since they potentially blur the printing patterns, polluting the printer and the air. Numerous efforts have been made to avoid or suppress the generation of satellite droplets since the inkjet’s birth. However, recent studies demonstrated the delicately utilizing of the satellite for realizing extremely high printing resolution otherwise impossible for the traditional inkjet printing. In this review, we focus on the formation mechanisms of satellites, efforts made to suppress satellites, and techniques developed to utilize satellites, distinguishing them from the existing inkjet printing reviews. Full article
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