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For an introduction to this project, click on the
following link for the Project Readiness
Package.
The aim of this project is to build a functioning
multi-material nano-ink printing device and to
demonstrate its operation. The basic concept can be
seen at Fab@Home.org.
This system currently uses a single syringe system
for depositing material. This MSD project will
replace the single syringe with a series of inkjet
microvalves, each of which will deposit ink
containing a nanoparticle of interest. By printing
one layer of nano-particles on top of the next, a
functioning 3D device can be fabricated. Following
deposition of all layers, the printed object(s) are
sintered in a furnace to produce the final
functional component. The short term application of
this system is to print energy devices (fuel cells,
batteries, etc) whose chemical composition and
geometry would be difficult or impossible to
produce using conventional means. The long term
objective is to be able to use this system to blend
materials together the same way that an inkjet
printer blends colors. By blending materials both
within and between layers, it will be possible to
fabricate complete sub-millimeter or even micron
scale devices that can include structural elements,
actuators (piezo electric, electroactive polymers,
etc), electronics, energy harvesting, and/or energy
storage.
Fab@Home Version I
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Project Name
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Multi-Material Nano-Ink Deposition System
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Project Number
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P10551
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Project Family
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Nano-ink deposition system
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Track
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Printing and Imaging Systems Track
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Start Term
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2009-2
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End Term
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2009-3
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Faculty Guide
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Dr. Denis Cormier (ISE)
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Primary Customer
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Denis Cormier, Industrial and Systems
Engineering, 475-2713, drceie@rit.edu
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Sponsor
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U.S. Department of Energy (5 year EFRC grant that
has just started)
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