Researchers create precision optical components with inkjet printing

As this novel printing approach can fabricate electronics and microfluidics, the team believe it could advance devices such as optical sensors used for health monitoring and lab-on-a-chip devices that integrate and automate multiple laboratory functions onto a small circuit, or chip.

"The positions and sizes of features can easily be modified and there is virtually no material waste with inkjet printing," contends Fabian Lütolf of CSEM.