Inkjet Printing—Process and Its Applications

In this Progress Report we provide an update on recent developments in inkjet printing technology and its applications, which include organic thin‐film transistors, light‐emitting diodes, solar cells, conductive structures, memory devices, sensors, and biological/pharmaceutical tasks. Various classes of materials and device types are in turn examined and an opinion is offered about the nature of the progress that has been achieved.

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[74]  Werner Zapka,et al.  Application of inkjet technology for the deposition of magnetic nanoparticles to form micron-scale structures , 2003 .

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