Combining printing and nanoparticle assembly: Methodology and application of nanoparticle patterning

Weidong Zhao; Yanling Yan; Xiangyu Chen; Tie Wang

doi:10.1016/j.xinn.2022.100253

Combining printing and nanoparticle assembly: Methodology and application of nanoparticle patterning

Innovation (Camb). 2022 Apr 27;3(4):100253. doi: 10.1016/j.xinn.2022.100253. eCollection 2022 Jul 12.

Authors

Weidong Zhao^{1

2}, Yanling Yan^{3

2}, Xiangyu Chen^{1

2}, Tie Wang^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
² Life and Health Research Institute, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China.
³ National Engineering Research Center for Advanced Polymer Processing Technology, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan Province Industrial Technology Research Institute of Resources and Materials, Key Laboratory of Advanced Material Processing & Mold (Ministry of Education), Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450002, China.

Abstract

Functional nanoparticles (NPs) with unique photoelectric, mechanical, magnetic, and chemical properties have attracted considerable attention. Aggregated NPs rather than individual NPs are generally required for sensing, electronics, and catalysis. However, the transformation of functional NP aggregates into scalable, controllable, and affordable functional devices remains challenging. Printing is a promising additive manufacturing technology for fabricating devices from NP building blocks because of its capabilities for rapid prototyping and versatile multifunctional manufacturing. This paper reviews recent advances in NP patterning based on the combination of self-assembly and printing technologies (including two-, three-, and four-dimensional printing), introduces the basic characteristics of these methods, and discusses various fields of NP patterning applications.

Keywords: functional devices; nanoparticles; patterned structure; printing technology; self-assembly.

Publication types

Review