title: Transfer printing techniques for materials assembly and micro/nanodevice fabrication.
abstract: Transfer printing represents a set of techniques for deterministic assembly of micro-and nanomaterials into spatially organized, functional arrangements with two and three-dimensional layouts. Such processes provide versatile routes not only to test structures and vehicles for scientific studies but also to high-performance, heterogeneously integrated functional systems, including those in flexible electronics, three-dimensional and/or curvilinear optoelectronics, and bio-integrated sensing and therapeutic devices. This article summarizes recent advances in a variety of transfer printing techniques, ranging from the mechanics and materials aspects that govern their operation to engineering features of their use in systems with varying levels of complexity. A concluding section presents perspectives on opportunities for basic and applied research, and on emerging use of these methods in high throughput, industrial-scale manufacturing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Fredrick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carlson
authors.forename: Audrey M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Bowen
authors.forename: Yonggang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Ralph G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Nuzzo
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Rogers
mesh_terms: D032701:Biomimetics; D006801:Humans; D055616:Microtechnology / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D011327:Printing / Q000379:methods*; D012666:Semiconductors