Mager, Dario:
ISBN 9783862470792

Microstructuring by Inkjet Printing. Microsystem Simulation, Design and Manufacture Vol. 6 # Pb., Großformat (24x17), 156 S., 87 Abb., 11 Tab.

SCHLAGWORTE:
Tintenstrahldruck
Magnetresonanztomographie (MRT)
Mikrostrukturierung
Rapid-Prototyping

Inkjet printing is a well established technique for the production of graphical printouts. The technical developments of the last 3 decades have produced highly versatile devices for the production of picoliter droplets. By substituting the coloured ink by functional liquids like polymers or powder-loaded solvents, the principle can be adapted from purely graphical printing to the printing of structures and devices. The printing process is quite flexible and avoids material waste. This thesis describes, among other applications, the use of inkjet printing for the production of resonant receiver circuits for magnetic resonance imaging. To obtain full access to all the printing parameters, the printing platform MicroStack3D was designed, built and tested. The custom-made printer is constructed in a highly modular way that allows the operator to modify and expand the system to fulfil the desired task. Using this printer as well as commercial laboratory printers, various two and three dimensional small and micro-scale structures have been realised.



Dario Mager studied Microsystemtechnology (MEMS) at the University of Freiburg. He made a research internship in the group of Prof. Osamu Tabata at the Ritsumeikan University in Japan, where he worked on a simulation software for a 3D-LIGA process. At the Laboratory of Prof. Oliver Paul he wrote his diploma thesis optimising by simulation the efficiency of CMOS-based stress sensors. After that he worked on his PhD thesis in the Laboratory for Simulation under supervision of Prof. Jan G. Korvink at the University of Freiburg.

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