Laser Printing of Functional Materials

The first book on this hot topic includes such major research areas as printed electronics, sensors, biomaterials and 3D cell printing.

 

Well-structured and with a strong focus on applications, the text is divided in three sections with the first describing the fundamentals of laser transfer. The second provides an overview of the wide variety of materials that can be used for laser transfer processing, while the final section comprehensively discusses a number of practical uses, including printing of electronic materials, printing of 3D structures as well as large-area, high-throughput applications. The book is rounded off by a look at the future for laser printed materials.

 

Invaluable reading for a broad audience ranging from material developers to mechanical engineers, from academic researchers to industrial developers and for those interested in the development of micro-scale additive manufacturing techniques.

FUNDAMENTALS
Origins of Laser Transfer
Basics of Laser Transfer
Laser Transfer Using Ultra-Short Laser Pulses
Laser Transfer Using a Dynamic Release Layer
Blister-Assisted Laser Induced Forward Transfer
Film-Free Laser Printing
Laser Transfer of Full Devices
Laser Transfer at Very High Rates
THE NATURE OF THE LASER-MATERIAL INTERACTION IN LASER TRANSFER
Laser Transfer of Metals
Laser Transfer of Composites
Laser Transfer of Complex Fluids
Laser Transfer of High Viscosity Pastes
Laser Transfer of Photo-Labile Materials
APPLICATIONS
Printing of Electronic Materials
Printing of Microbatteries
Printing of Photovoltaics
Printing of Chemical and Bio-sensors
Printing of Proteins and Other Bio-materials
Printing of Cells for Tissue Engineering
Large-area, High-throughput Applications
Printing of 3D structures

• Edited by Alberto Piqué
• Edited by Pere Serra