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Ink-jet printing of ceramic pillar arrays

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A high performance 500 nozzle in-line piezoelectric drop-on-demand print-head mounted on a linear table with z-axis control was used to prepare arrays of fine ceramic pillars. Such structures may find applications in miniature heat exchangers, catalyst supports, for cell up-regulation in prosthetics or in polymer-ceramic piezoelectric 1–3 composites. The ink conveyed 14 vol% fine zirconia and deposited a wax-based suspension in an octane-alcohol mixture. The dried ink contained 63 vol% zirconia.

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  1. Department of Materials, Queen Mary, University of London, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS, UK

    X. Zhao, J. R. G. Evans & M. J. Edirisinghe

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 3PH, UK

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Zhao, X., Evans, J.R.G., Edirisinghe, M.J. et al. Ink-jet printing of ceramic pillar arrays. Journal of Materials Science 37, 1987–1992 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1015247131016

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