Fabrication time for flexible electronics ranging from disposable displays to plastic solar cells could be reduced from 48 hours to 30 minutes, according to researchers at the Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing (CHN). By switching from temperamental block co-polymers to easier-to-use polymer blends, the researchers claim their nanoscale templates can more quickly pattern flexible electronics applications as diverse as biosensors, photovoltaics, displays and semiconductor nanolithography.
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