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Electrowetting on Dielectric (EWOD) Based Portable Multimaterial Printer To Fabricate Origami Devices.

Yuhi Watanabe¹, Atsushi Matsushita¹, Mutsuki Matsumoto¹

¹Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Graduate School of Engineering and Science, Shibaura Institute of Technology, 3-7-5,Toyosu, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-8548, Japan.

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Summary

Researchers developed a portable, palm-sized printer for on-demand fabrication of origami electronic devices using electrowetting on dielectric (EWOD) technology. This innovation enables rapid, location-independent 3D device creation, advancing applications in IoT and sensing.

Keywords:

electrowetting multimaterial printer origami devices portable self-folding soft robotics

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Electrical Engineering
Robotics

Background:

Origami devices offer versatile applications in space exploration, medicine, and agriculture.
Current fabrication methods for origami devices are complex, hindering on-demand and on-site production.
A need exists for compact, portable fabrication systems for customized origami electronics.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a portable, multimaterial printer for fabricating origami electronic devices.
To utilize electrowetting on dielectric (EWOD) for driving conductive and insulating liquids on paper.
To demonstrate the system's capability for rapid, on-site fabrication of functional origami devices.

Main Methods:

Development of a palm-sized, portable printer employing EWOD technology.
Printing of conductive and insulating solutions onto paper substrates.
Investigation and optimization of electrical input, channel, and electrode designs for liquid control.
Fabrication and testing of origami stretchable strain and breath sensors.

Main Results:

Successful driving of both insulating and conductive liquids using the EWOD printer.
Demonstrated high printing performance and precision for complex origami structures.
Fabrication of functional origami sensors (stretchable strain sensor, breath sensor) with verified durability.
Development of a portable control circuit for generating necessary electrical signals.

Conclusions:

The developed portable EWOD printer enables convenient, location-independent fabrication of 3D origami devices.
This technology significantly overcomes the limitations of conventional inkjet printers in terms of portability and on-demand production.
The system has the potential to accelerate the adoption of Internet of Things (IoT) devices through accessible fabrication of custom sensors and electronics.