3D Printing of Free Standing Liquid Metal Microstructures. (4th July 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ladd, Collin; So, Ju‐Hee; Muth, John; Dickey, Michael D.
• Is Part Of: Advanced materials. Volume 25:Number 36(2013)
• Page Start: 5081
• Page End: 5085
• Publication Date: 2013-07-04
• Subjects: Materials -- Periodicals; Chemical vapor deposition -- Periodicals; 620.11
• DOI: 10.1002/adma.201301400
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0935-9648

Abstract

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