title: Low-Cost Inkjet Printing Technology for the Rapid Prototyping of Transducers.
abstract: Recently, there has been an upsurge in efforts dedicated to developing low-cost flexible electronics by exploiting innovative materials and direct printing technologies. This interest is motivated by the need for low-cost mass-production, shapeable, and disposable devices, and the rapid prototyping of electronics and sensors. This review, following a short overview of main printing processes, reports examples of the development of flexible transducers through low-cost inkjet printing technology.
authors.affiliation: DIEEI-University of Catania, v.le A. Doria, 6-95125 Catania, Italy. bruno.ando@unict.it.
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Andò
authors.affiliation: DIEEI-University of Catania, v.le A. Doria, 6-95125 Catania, Italy. salvatore.baglio@unict.it.
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baglio
authors.affiliation: Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific, Code 71000, San Diego, CA 92152-5000, USA. bulsara@spawar.navy.mil.
authors.forename: Adi R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Bulsara
authors.affiliation: Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific, Code 71000, San Diego, CA 92152-5000, USA. teresa.emery@navy.mil.
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Emery
authors.affiliation: DIEEI-University of Catania, v.le A. Doria, 6-95125 Catania, Italy. vincenzo.marletta@dieei.unict.it.
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Marletta
authors.affiliation: DIEEI-University of Catania, v.le A. Doria, 6-95125 Catania, Italy. antonio.pistorio@dieei.unict.it.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pistorio
keywords: direct writing; inkjet printing; low cost; printing techniques; transducers