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Title

All Printed Flexible and Morphing Electronics

Authors

Adam Tran, Boise State University
Zhangxian Deng, Boise State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

2022

Abstract

Heat-driven shape memory polymers (SMPs) can revert to a memorized geometry once they reach the phase-transformation temperature. This work merges the fused filament three-dimensional (3D) printing and nScrypt microdispensing to create morphing and flexible electronics that could result in innovations in antennas and sensors for biomedical and aerospace applications. Polyurethane and polylactide will first be printed simultaneously on a 3D printer to form SMPs. The thermomechanical properties of the printed SMPs will then be characterized for different TPU/PLA ratios. By nScrypt printing silver electrodes on the SMPs, a morphing antenna will eventually be prototyped and characterized.

Publication Information

Tran , Adam and Deng, Zhangxian. (2022). "All Printed Flexible and Morphing Electronics". In Proceedings of SPIE (Active and Passive Smart Structures and Integrated Systems series, Volume 12043, no. 1204311). SPIE: Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2613200