Inkjet printing techniques for wearable/stretchable electronics in healthcare
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Inkjet printing techniques, a good alternative of the traditional MEMS techniques, can be utilized to fabricate flexible and stretchable electronics, which can be used for healthcare applications. Therefore, the objectives of this study are 1) Providing proof of concept for the inkjet printing parameters for silver (Ag) and polyimide (PI) inks, 2) understanding the relationship between the dynamics of inkjet-printed patterns and surface energies of the substrate, and 3) demonstrating printing a flexible circuit on a PI coated substrate. During experiments, the effects of the printing parameters including jetting voltages, cartridge temperatures, and drop spacings of both the Ag and PI inks via the drop size and line width measurements were explored. The surface energies were manipulated by applying