Multi-Material Inkjet Printing of Self-Assembling and Reacting Coatings |
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| Authors: | Skander Limem Dapeng Li Soumya Iyengar Paul Calvert |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Materials and Textiles , University of Massachusetts Dartmouth , N. Dartmouth, MA, 02747 |
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| Abstract: | Inkjet printing was used to deposit alternating 100 nm layers of anionic and cationic polymers in order to form self-assembled ionic complexes on flat and fabric substrates. The layers formed are characterized by elemental analysis, microscopy and solubility. As initially deposited, layers are soluble but form insoluble complexes when they are heated and annealed. This approach has been applied to polypeptides, polymer dyes, polymers with nanoparticulate pigments and also to epoxy adhesives. |
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| Keywords: | Inkjet printing self-assembly polymeric dyes printed adhesives |
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