Additively Manufactured Nanotechnology and Origami-Enabled Flexible Microwave Electronics

作者：Hester Jimmy G^*; Kim Sangkil; Bito Jo; Le Taoran; Kimionis John; Revier Daniel; Saintsing Christy; Su Wenjing; Tehrani Bijan; Traille Anya; Cook Benjamin S; Tentzeris Manos M

来源：Proceedings of the IEEE, 2015, 103(4): 583-606.

DOI：10.1109/JPROC.2015.2405545

• Additive manufacturing
• antennas
• flexible electronics
• inkjet-printing
• microfluidics
• modules
• nanotechnology
• origami
• passives
• radio frequency (RF)
• wireless sensors

Inkjet printing on flexible paper and additive manufacturing technologies (AMT) are introduced for the sustainable ultra-low-cost fabrication of flexible radio frequency (RF)/microwave electronics and sensors. This paper covers examples of state-of-the-art integrated wireless sensor modules on paper or flexible polymers and shows numerous inkjet-printed passives, sensors, origami, and microfluidics topologies. It also demonstrates additively manufactured antennas that could potentially set the foundation for the truly convergent wireless sensor ad-hoc networks of the future with enhanced cognitive intelligence and "zero-power'' operability through ambient energy harvesting and wireless power transfer. The paper also discusses the major challenges for the realization of inkjet-printed/3-D printed high-complexity flexible modules as well as future directions in the area of environmentally-friendly "Green'') RF electronics and "Smart-House'' conformal sensors.

• 出版日期2015-4