On the Stability of Electrohydrodynamic Jet Printing Using Poly(ethylene oxide) Solvent-Based Inks
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Chemicals
2.2. Ink Formulation
2.3. Printer Set-Up and Printing Protocol
2.4. Drop Size and Volume Computation
2.5. Fiber Characterization
2.6. Jet Speed and Flow Rate Determination
2.7. Jet Deviation from Its Default Jet Trajectory
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Influence of the Polymer Molecular Weight
3.2. Stability of the Drop Size
3.3. Pulsating Jet Transient Regime
3.4. Unstable Default Jet Trajectory
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Coditions | Ink 1 | [nL min−1] | [V/Hz] | T/RH [°C/%] | [V] |
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A | 5.5 wt% 0.3MDa-PEO H2O:EtOH | 70 | 2000/300 | 18/40 | 750 |
3.9 wt% 0.6MDa-PEO H2O:EtOH | 2000/250 | ||||
3 wt% 1MDa-PEO H2O:EtOH | 2000/150 | ||||
1.4 wt% 5MDa-PEO H2O:EtOH | 2000/50 | ||||
B | 3 wt% 1MDa-PEO H2O:EtOH | 20, 40 | 2000/200 | 18/50 | 1000 |
C | 3 wt% 1MDa-PEO H2O:EtOH | 20 | 2000/200, 300, 400 | 18/50 | 950, 1050, 1150 |
D | 3 wt% 1MDa-PEO H2O:EtOH | 30, 50, 70 | 2000/200 | 19/50 | 850, 950, 1050 |
E | 3 wt% 1MDa-PEO H2O:EtOH | 30, 50, 70 | 2000/150 | 18/50 | 850 |
3 wt% 1MDa-PEO H2O:EG | 700 |
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Ramon, A.; Liashenko, I.; Rosell-Llompart, J.; Cabot, A. On the Stability of Electrohydrodynamic Jet Printing Using Poly(ethylene oxide) Solvent-Based Inks. Nanomaterials 2024, 14, 273. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano14030273
Ramon A, Liashenko I, Rosell-Llompart J, Cabot A. On the Stability of Electrohydrodynamic Jet Printing Using Poly(ethylene oxide) Solvent-Based Inks. Nanomaterials. 2024; 14(3):273. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano14030273
Chicago/Turabian StyleRamon, Alberto, Ievgenii Liashenko, Joan Rosell-Llompart, and Andreu Cabot. 2024. "On the Stability of Electrohydrodynamic Jet Printing Using Poly(ethylene oxide) Solvent-Based Inks" Nanomaterials 14, no. 3: 273. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano14030273