About nanoprintek
Why NanoPrintek?
When it comes to printing electronics, sensors, micro-batteries/supercapacitors, etc.., what if instead of wet printing technologies (i.e., ink-jet and aerosol-jet) there was a dry printing and additive nanomanufacturing technology that could enable: 1. On-demand and in-situ generation of various pure nanoparticles (e.g., metals, insulators, semiconductors, superconductors, ceramics, composites, etc.), 2. In-situ and real-time laser sintering of dry nanoparticles jet on various substrates (polyamide, PET, PDMS, paper, metal, ceramic, etc.), with no further post-processing. 3. Multi-material printing of hybrid and composite materials and structures.
Wet Printing Technologies Challenges
- Complex, costly, and eco-unfriendly ink formulation processes.
- Limited availability of functional inks.
- Transportation, shelf life, and storage difficulties of inks
- Contaminations and impurities due to the use of solvents and additives for ink formulations.
- Environmental pollution due to the necessity of removing and recycling organic solvent and surfactant after deposition.
- Post-processing steps for curing the prints and removing surfactants and ink additives.
- Limited or no multi-material printing of hybrid materials and composites.
- Clogging and cleaning hassles.
NanoPrintek Dry Printing Advantages
- No need for inks and liquids. Requires solids targets (pellets) of the desired materials.
- Easy transportation, shelf life, and storage.
- On-demand and in-situ formation of dry and pure nanoparticles.
- Real-time sintering and integration.
- No post-treatment processes.
- Environmentally friendly process due to the on-demand formation of nanoparticles as needed.
- Advanced and Multifunctional materials printing. Hybrid, multimaterial and composite printing.
- Suitable for printing electronics, sensors, micro-batteries/supercapacitors, catalysis, etc.
- Simultaneous subtractive and additive processes for trenching/printing and localized repair.
Advisory Board
Lou Bifano
Jennifer Nay
Jennifer Nay
Director, New Venture Accelerator at Auburn University
Jennifer Nay
Jennifer Nay
Jennifer Nay
Entrepreneur In Residence at Auburn University
Cary Chandler
Cary Chandler
Cary Chandler
Senior Director, Auburn Research and Technology Foundation and Director, Business Development & Startups, Auburn University
Bill Dean
Cary Chandler
Cary Chandler
Executive Director, External Engagement & Support, Auburn Research & Technology Foundation.
