A printer and some ice make 3D objects out of graphene

An article on Futurity reports an international research team led by UB researchers has used a modified 3-D printer and frozen water to create lattice-shaped cubes and a three-dimensional truss with overhangs using graphene oxide, structures that could be an important step toward making graphene commercially viable in electronics, medical diagnostic devices and other industries.

The article quotes Chi Zhou, assistant professor of industrial and systems engineering, who said, “Graphene is notoriously difficult to manipulate, but the structures we built show that it’s possible to control its shape in three-dimensional forms.” 

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Articles also appeared on AZoNano, Design News, Materials Today, Nanotechnology Now and Space Daily.