Precision optical components created with inkjet printing: New additive manufacturing technique could be used to combine optics, microfluidics and electronics on a single chip — ScienceDaily

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Researchers have developed an inkjet printing technique that can be used to print optical components such as waveguides, an approach that could advance a variety of devices such as optical sensors used for health monitoring and lab-on-a-chip devices.
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