TY - JOUR
T1 - 3D printing of liquid metal EGaIn through laser induced forward transfer
T2 - A proof-of-concept study
AU - Vallabh, Chaitanya Krishna Prasad
AU - Xiong, Yubo
AU - Zhao, Xiayun
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)
PY - 2021/4
Y1 - 2021/4
N2 - In this work, we introduce Laser Induced Forward Transfer (LIFT) of Liquid Metal (LM) alloys, specifically Eutectic Gallium-Indium (EGaIn). LIFT for LM provides a fairly simple manufacturing method with better control and modularity for patterning LMs compared to existing methods such as imprinting, and extrusion. LIFT is a direct-write printing method which is used for a wide range of applications, such as, laser printing of electronic materials, biomolecules, and cells. Our preliminary results demonstrate great potential of LIFT process for LM deposition and patterning, and can help achieve finer and scalable features with high throughput.
AB - In this work, we introduce Laser Induced Forward Transfer (LIFT) of Liquid Metal (LM) alloys, specifically Eutectic Gallium-Indium (EGaIn). LIFT for LM provides a fairly simple manufacturing method with better control and modularity for patterning LMs compared to existing methods such as imprinting, and extrusion. LIFT is a direct-write printing method which is used for a wide range of applications, such as, laser printing of electronic materials, biomolecules, and cells. Our preliminary results demonstrate great potential of LIFT process for LM deposition and patterning, and can help achieve finer and scalable features with high throughput.
KW - 3D Printing
KW - Laser induced forward transfer
KW - Liquid metal
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U2 - 10.1016/j.mfglet.2021.03.004
DO - 10.1016/j.mfglet.2021.03.004
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85104330194
SN - 2213-8463
VL - 28
SP - 42
EP - 45
JO - Manufacturing Letters
JF - Manufacturing Letters
ER -