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Free-standing printed electronics with direct ink writing

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A direct ink-writing technique that relies on tension in the nozzle can be used to print free-standing metal structures with aspect ratios of up to 750:1.

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Fig. 1: Free-standing direct ink writing of Field’s metal.

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  1. School of Electrical and Data Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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  2. ARC Centre of Excellence for Transformative Meta-Optical Systems, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Yang, Y. Free-standing printed electronics with direct ink writing. Nat Electron 7, 630–631 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41928-024-01230-z

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