| MONDAY 25TH SEPTEMBER |
| BACKGROUND AND THEORY |
| 9:00 – 10:00 | Introduction into the printing of functional materials. Senentxu Lanceros-Méndez History and overview of 2D and 3D printing techniques for the printing of functional materials. |
| 10:00- 10:45 | Inks synthesis and formulation. Bruna Ferreira Gonçalves Overview of methods for the synthesis of functional materials and ink formulation procedures. |
| 10:45 – 11:15 | Coffee break |
| 11:15 – 12:00 | Printing functional materials. Nikola Perinka Main parameters and specific aspects for the use of different printing techniques for functional device fabrication. |
| 12:00 – 12:45 | Device design: a (printing) process perspective. Javier Del Campo Aspects for designing (multi)layer printed devices. |
| 12:45 – 13:30 | Overview of advanced characterization techniques Carmen Rial introduction into the most relevant characterization techniques for inks and printed layers (rheology, AFM, SEM, FTIR, Raman spectroscopy, thermal, mechanical and electrical analysis methods, among others). |
| 13:30 – 14:45 | Lunch |
| HANDS-ON SPECIFIC SESSIONS |
| 14:45 | General Class.(All the students). Overview on printing techniques Presentation of 2D and 3D printing technologies: screen-printing, ink-jet printing, aerosol printing, spray printing, direct ink writing, sthreolithography, among others |
| Until 18:30 | Specific class 2a (Group 1 – Nikola Perinka) – Inkjet printing for functional inks deposition. Specific class 2b (Group 2 – Javier Del Campo) – Screen printing of functional inks. Specific class 2c (Group 3 – Cristian Mendes) – Stereolithography / UV curable smart materials. |
| TUESDAY 26TH SEPTEMBER |
| PRACTICAL CLASSES ON FLEXIBLE FUNCTIONAL LAYER FABRICATION |
| 9:30-13:00 | Specific class 1a – Thermochromic device (Cristian Mendes) – Printing of a thermochromic 3D device based on thermochromic inks fabricated by means of stereolithography. Specific class 1b – Electrochromic display (Javier Del Campo) – Screen-printing electrochromic displays. Specific class 1c – Piezoresistive sensor (Nikola Perinka) – Fabrication of a flexible piezoresistive sensor with inkjet-printed electrodes. Common class 2 – Device testing and characterization (Eduardo Fernández) –Characterization of the printed functional devices. |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee break |
| 13:00-13:20 | Closing Round Table with Senentxu Lanceros Méndez (BCMaterials) and Adela Santamaría (Functional Print Cluster) |
| 13:30 | Lunch |