Special Issue on ‘3D Printing of Micro/Nano Structures’
Guest Editor: Professor Nicholas X. Fang University of Hong Kong Email: nicxfang@hku.hk |
Guest Editor: Associate Professor Qi Ge Southern University of Science and Technology Email: geq@sustech.edu.cn |
Introduction
From organs-on-chip to compliant microrobots, micro/nano transducers are emerging with brand new applications in our daily life due to their unique mechanical, optical, electrical, magnetic, and thermal properties. Several patterning techniques for production of micro/nano devices and systems have already been developed, such as photolithography, electron beam lithography, focused ion beam and nanoimprint techniques. However, the available geometries directly implemented by those means are limited to the 2D or 2.5D mode. Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, greatly facilitates complex 3D geometries to be formed at prescribed micro/nano architectures on demand. Therefore, it is highly desirable to apply 3D printing to personalized massive manufacturing of micro/nano 3D structures.
The aim of this special theme is to provide a forum for researchers and practitioners to review the state-of-the-art and technological landscape, to assess the outstanding challenges and to draw a technological roadmap in 3D printing of micro/nano transducers, with an emphasis on the need of new materials, new structure design, and new applications that can be met by future micro/nano 3D printing processes techniques. Extreme manufacturing parameters with ultrasmall size, ultrahigh precision, complex geometry and high performance beyond current processing capabilities are strongly encouraged.
Possible topics, within this scope, include but are not limited to:
Micro/Nano 3D printing technologies
Fundamental studies on process of micro/nano 3D printing
3D printing of metamaterials
4D printing of micro/nano structures
Functional materials for micro/nano 3D printing
Applications of 3D printed micro/nano structures
Important dates
Please submit your papers in light of the following important dates for the special theme:
Submission deadline: 30 Dec, 2022
First round of reviews: 31 Jan. 2023
Final submission and decision: 15 Mar, 2023
Publication: Apr. - Jun. 2023
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