[China Packaging Network News] The recent fiercely soft-bright mobs are really a big wave of girls' hearts. If the new ink jet printing described in this article is implemented on a large scale, it will not be long before Great White is created.
Resilient technology makes it possible to use a new type of flexible robot, as well as flexible garments with interactive or therapeutic functions connected to the computer. However, the development of new manufacturing technologies must be based on the commercialization of flexible machinery. Rebecca Kramer, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Purdue University, said.
"We want to make flexible electronic devices that are compatible with flexible machinery, such as robots that can squeeze into tight spaces, or wearable technologies that do not restrict movement," she said. "Liquid metal conductors can stretch and deform without breaking."
A new potential manufacturing method has been developed that focuses on the use of inkjet printing to create liquid alloy materials.
This process allows us to apply printed flexible conductors to everything including elastic materials and fabrics," Kramer said.
The printable ink is obtained by ultrasonic dispersion of a liquid metal in a non-metallic solvent such that the bulk liquid metal breaks down into nanoparticles. This nanoparticle-filled ink is compatible with inkjet printing.