PFI-BIC: Partnerships for Innovation In Printed Devices and Materials

罗切斯特理工学院的创新伙伴关系项目名为“印刷设备和材料创新伙伴关系”，重点关注直写材料印刷技术的使用及其独特功能所带来的应用。传统的微机电系统（MEMS）加工技术非常适合各种应用。然而，它们通常仅限于一小部分标准材料，它们与平面基板一起使用，并且它们需要洁净室环境。该项目旨在通过使用直写印刷技术和互补的光子固化工艺来发展可能的领域。直接写入沉积消除了与MEMS技术相关的许多材料限制。由聚合物、金属、陶瓷或复合材料组成的纳米油墨都可以印刷。然后，光子固化过程使人们能够固化或熔合高温印刷纳米材料，而不会损坏周围的低温材料，如聚合物。多材料、多层纳米油墨印刷与低温固化的结合为使用由材料类型组合组成的设备的新应用打开了大门。这项研究的更广泛影响将是为知识增强合作伙伴及其技术的最终用户带来经济效益。将开发用于气溶胶喷射打印和光子固化的纳米油墨配方。针对多材料沉积的气溶胶喷射工艺增强将增强生产新型mems规模器件的能力。多学科网络研讨会和实验室活动的档案将被纳入本科课程和K-12夏令营。该项目的合作伙伴是罗切斯特理工学院（RIT）及其小型商业合作伙伴Optomec (Albuquerque， NM), NovaCentrix （Austin， TX）和intrinq Materials （Rochester， NY）。这四个实体构成了项目的主要知识增强伙伴。其他支持知识增强合作伙伴的大型企业包括惠普、柯达、泰科电子和施乐。

This Partnerships for Innovation project from Rochester Institute of Technology entitled, "Partnerships for Innovation in Printed Devices and Materials", focuses on the use of direct-write material printing technologies and the applications made possible by their unique capabilities. Traditional microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) processing techniques are very well suited for a variety of applications. However, they are generally limited to a small set of standard materials, they are used with planar substrates, and they require clean-room environments. This project seeks to grow the universe of what is possible through the use of direct-write print technologies and a complementary photonic curing process. Direct-write deposition eliminates many of the material restrictions associated with MEMS techniques. Nano inks consisting of polymers, metals, ceramics, or composites can all be printed. The photonic curing process then enables one to cure, or fuse, high temperature printed nanomaterials without damaging surrounding low temperature materials such as polymers. The marriage of multi-material, multi-layer nano ink printing with low temperature curing opens the door to new applications using devices consisting of combinations of material types.The broader impacts of this research will be economic benefits for the knowledge enhancement partners as well as end users of their technologies. Nano ink formulations optimized for Aerosol Jet printing and photonic curing will be developed. Aerosol Jet process enhancements aimed at multi-material deposition will enhance the ability to produce novel MEMS-scale devices. An archive of multidisciplinary webinars as well as lab activities that are incorporated into undergraduate courses and K-12 summer camps will be maintained. Partners at the inception of the project are the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and its small business partners, Optomec (Albuquerque, NM), NovaCentrix (Austin, TX), and Intrinsiq Materials (Rochester, NY). These four entities form the project's primary knowledge enhancement partners. Other large businesses supporting the knowledge-enhancement partners include Hewlett Packard, Kodak, Tyco Electronics, and Xerox.