Fig. 1: Schematics of consecutive multimaterial printing process for biomimetic ionic hydrogel power source (IHPS). | Nature Communications

Fig. 1: Schematics of consecutive multimaterial printing process for biomimetic ionic hydrogel power source (IHPS).

From: Consecutive multimaterial printing of biomimetic ionic hydrogel power sources with high flexibility and stretchability

Fig. 1

a Schematics of the consecutive multimaterial printing setup. b Programmable-controlled four-channel valve set for the dynamic switching of HS ink (marked with red), CS ink (marked with green), LS ink (marked with yellow), and AS ink (marked with blue) inside a four-channel printhead. c Power generation mechanism of the consecutively-printed IHPS unit. d Schematics of the automated consecutive multimaterial printing system with collection modules. The inset showcases the automatically-collected IHPS roll. e, f Photograph of the house-made multimaterial printing configuration integrated with a roll-to-roll printing and collection module.

Back to article page