MULTINOZZLE DEPOSITION SYSTEM FOR DIRECT WRITE APPLICATIONS

摘要

A multinozzle deposition system for direct write applications comprises a body including a first network of microchannels embedded therein, where the first network of microchannels extends from a parent microchannel through a series of furcations to a plurality of branching microchannels. The series consists of k generations with furcation number m where the /cth generation includes m k branching microchannels. A first end of the body includes a single inlet to the parent microchannel and a second end of the body includes m k outlets from the branching microchannels, where k is an integer greater than or equal to 1 and m is an integer greater than or equal to 2. The body comprises a material having a sufficient rigidity to sustain a pressure in the microchannels of about 690 kPa or greater without distortion.