Journal
SMALL
Volume 13, Issue 17, Pages -Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/smll.201700065
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- Interdisciplinary Intercampus Funding Program (IDIC) of University of Missouri System
- University of Missouri Research Board (UMRB), Intelligent System Center (ISC)
- Material Research Center (MRC) at Missouri University of Science and Technology
- National Science Foundation [1363313]
- ORAU Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award
- National 1000 talent program
- Div Of Civil, Mechanical, & Manufact Inn
- Directorate For Engineering [1363313] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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Bioresorbable electronics is predominantly realized by complex and time-consuming anhydrous fabrication processes. New technology explores printable methods using inks containing micro- or nano-bioresorbable particles (e.g., Zn and Mg). However; these particles have seldom been obtained in the context of bioresorbable, electronics using cheap, reliable, and effective approaches with limited study on properties essential to printable electronics. Here, irregular nanocrystalline Zn with controllable sizes and optimized electrical performance is obtained through ball milling approach using polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) as a process control agent to stabilize Zn particles and prevent cold welding. Time and PVP dependence of the ball milled particles are studied with systematic characterizations of morphology and composition of the nanoparticles. The results reveal crystallized Zn nanoparticles with a size of approximate to 34.834 +/- 1.76 nm and low surface oxidation. The resulting Zn nanoparticles can be readily printed onto bioresorbable substrates and sintered at room temperature using a photonic sintering approach, leading to a high conductivity of 44 643 S m(-1) for printable zinc nanoparticles. The techniques to obtain Zn nanoparticles through ball milling and processing them through photonic sintering may potentially lead to a mass fabrication method for bioresorbable electronics and promote its applications in healthcare, environmental protection, and consumer electronics.
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