Tool for printing a variety of materials onto substrates (Rm 224).

Description:

The FUJIFILM Dimatix Materials jet printer prints a broad range of fluids and inks and thereby supports a broad range of applications. It uses a MEMS piezo drop-on-demand print head in combination with an interchangeable cartridge system. The print head can be adjusted to print many different solutions. To enable optimum tuning of the printing process, the printer features drop visualization, and tunable jetting electronics for each individual of the available 16 nozzles. Users may print conductive fluids, aqueous solutions containing DNA, proteins, and enzymes, fluids that contain nanometer-sized particles as well as other suitable fluids. Dispensable drop sizes are 1 or 10 pL with a placement accuracy of 10 µm. The non-contact printing process allows for printing on both rigid and flexible materials. These include silicon, glass, ITO-coated glass, polyimide, and substrates with existing topography. With this printer in our tool set we plan to support a wide variety of applications. We are currently establishing protocols in the areas of organic electronics, photovoltaic applications, nanoparticle- based applications, and life science applications.

Capabilities:

Processes Available:

Waveforms are available for PEDOT, aqueous solutions containing DNA or proteins, low and high viscosity fluids, silver nanoparticle solutions, and CNT-containing solutions. The printer has been retrofitted so that as of 4/08, low-flash-point solutions can be used in the printer (subject to safety committee approval).

Applications:

The printer can be used for the fabrication of organic electronics, photovoltaic applications, nanoparticle based applications, and life science applications.

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