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Mechano-electrospinning (MES)

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Electrohydrodynamic Direct-Writing for Flexible Electronic Manufacturing

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The mechano-electrospinning (MES) technique can be used to print solid/liquid straight nanofibers onto a large-area substrate, in a direct, continuous, and controllable manner. It is a high-efficiency and cost-effective solution-processable technique to satisfy increasing demands of large-area micro/nano-manufacturing. It is ground-breaking to direct-write sub-100 nm fibers on a rigid/flexible substrate using organic materials. A comprehensive review is presented on the research and developments related to the EHD direct-writing technique. Many developments have been presented to improve the controllability of the electrospun fibers to form high-resolution patterns and devices. EHD direct-writing is characterized by its non-contact, additive and reproducible processing, high resolution, and compatibility with organic materials. It combines dip-pen, inkjet, and electrospinning by providing the feasibility of controllable electrospinning for sub-100 nm nanofabrication, and overcomes the drawbacks of conventional electron-beam lithography, which is relatively slow, complicated and expensive.

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    Zhouping Yin, YongAn Huang, Yongqing Duan & Haitao Zhang

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Yin, Z., Huang, Y., Duan, Y., Zhang, H. (2018). Mechano-electrospinning (MES). In: Electrohydrodynamic Direct-Writing for Flexible Electronic Manufacturing. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4759-6_2

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