Invention Application
- Patent Title: ON-DEMAND SCALABLE NANO-SCALE 3D PRINTING SYSTEM AND METHOD
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Application No.: US18313929Application Date: 2023-05-08
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Publication No.: US20240375944A1Publication Date: 2024-11-14
- Inventor: Kyoo D. Jo , Sungmin Hong , Yin Song , Donald M. Cropek , Seung J. Oh , Hyunjung Anna Kim
- Applicant: United States of America as Represented by The Secretary of the Army
- Applicant Address: US VA Alexandria
- Assignee: United States of America as Represented by The Secretary of the Army
- Current Assignee: United States of America as Represented by The Secretary of the Army
- Current Assignee Address: US VA Alexandria
- Main IPC: B82B3/00
- IPC: B82B3/00

Abstract:
In one embodiment, a 3D printing system includes: a stage on which a substrate is disposed; first and second syringe pumps; first and second syringes; a hydrodynamic flow focusing nozzle having a central channel coupled to the first syringe to receive a printing ink and two side channels on two sides of the central channel and coupled to the second syringe to receive a sheath fluid to pinch the central channel; and a pulse generator to apply an electric potential between the hydrodynamic flow focusing nozzle and the substrate to deposit the printing ink on the substrate on-demand and control ejection frequency of the printing ink. The first syringe pump is controllable to adjust a printing ink flow rate of the printing ink to deposit the printing ink onto the substrate. The second syringe pump is controllable to adjust a sheath fluid flow rate of the sheath fluid.
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