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This is not inkjet ink. Calling this process inkjet is pretty misleading IMO, because other than multi-nozzle piezo deposition of defined amounts of liquid, thi
by minxomat 7y ago
This is not inkjet ink. Calling this process inkjet is pretty misleading IMO, because other than multi-nozzle piezo deposition of defined amounts of liquid, this printer doesn't have much in common with your consumer inkjet. I mean, it has a permanent "ink" tank resilient against most chemicals and a z axis for multi-layer deposition.
The inks involved are nano-particle inks (commercially available) and a customer 20% CNT ink, for multiple layers of unaligned CNT. That's really the missing info here - their secret. What is this mistery solution which can dissolve CNT, anneal away, and overcome the hydroscopicity of CNT. The latter is the key to this whole process.
If we had more info on the solution, I think we would have seen some hobbyists with deep pockets replicate this by now. Keep in mind there already are hobbyists with homebrew silicon IC fabs.