Micro/Nano Printing Technology and Devices

Dear Colleagues,

Recent advances in micro/nanoscale printing technologies have brought promising improvements in the application of micro-/nanoscale devices. This allows researchers to rapidly print versatile micro- and nanostructures that have previously been difficult to create, enabling a wide range of applications, such as flexible displays, optical sensors, energy devices, microfluidic devices, and high-performance devices, for medical or industrial purposes. Despite recent improvements in printing techniques, printed micro-/nanodevices still have several obstacles to overcome in terms of possible application area, utilizable materials, and available manufacturing processes for better performance. In order to enhance the performance and reliability of electronic devices, some advanced technologies have been proposed and developed in micro-/nanoscale devices, including inkjet printing, electrohydrodynamic (EHD) printing, and laser direct writing, and can be optimized by means of theoretical analysis, simulation, and experiments.

This Special Issue seeks to showcase research papers and review articles that discuss recent developments in printing technologies and applications of advanced micro- and nanosystems, including novel sensor systems, microreactors, nanostructures, nanomachines, functional surfaces, integrated optics, displays, communications technology, biochips, human–machine interfaces, prosthetics, miniaturized medical, surgery equipment, and new applications. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Micro/nano printing technologies;
• Micro/nano printing instruments;
• Printing simulation;
• Printing mechanisms;
• Micro/nano devices;
• New applications.

Prof. Dr. Dazhi Wang
Guest Editor

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