Aligned mxene for 3d micropatterning by additive manufacturing

Abstract

An additive manufacturing ink includes MXene nanoparticles including a titanium carbide represented by Ti3C2Tx, where x is an integer and each T is a functional group or an atom (e.g., O, F, OH, or Cl). Additive manufacturing includes depositing a first amount of an ink including MXene nanoparticles in a region of a microchannel defined by a substrate, allowing the first amount of the ink to flow in the microchannel by capillary action to form a first layer of the ink in the microchannel, depositing a second amount of the ink in the region of the microchannel, and allowing the second amount of the ink to flow in the microchannel by capillary action to form a second layer of the ink atop the first layer of ink. A pressure sensor includes a substrate defining a microchannel, and a multiplicity of MXene film layers deposited in the microchannel.

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