Francesco Schimmenti

Francesco Schimmenti

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Academic Career Length

3Years (2024-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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22 May 2024 in Micromachines
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Matilde AronneMatilde Aronne
Matilde Aronne
Valentina BertanaValentina Bertana
Valentina Bertana
FSFrancesco Schimmenti
Francesco Schimmenti
Ignazio RoppoloIgnazio Roppolo
Ignazio Roppolo
Annalisa ChiapponeAnnalisa Chiappone
Annalisa Chiappone
SFSergio Ferrero
Sergio Ferrero
MEMS devices are more and more commonly used as sensors, actuators, and microfluidic devices in different fields like electronics, opto-electronics, and biomedical engineering. Traditional fabrication technologies cannot meet the growing demand for device miniaturisation and fabrication time reduction, especially when customised devices are required. That is why additive manufacturing technologies are increasingly applied to MEMS. In this review, attention is focused on the Italian scenario in regard to 3D-printed MEMS, studying the techniques and materials used for their fabrication. To this aim, research has been conducted as follows: first, the commonly applied 3D-printing technologies for MEMS manufacturing have been illustrated, then some examples of 3D-printed MEMS have been reported. After that, the typical materials for these technologies have been presented, and finally, some examples of their application in MEMS fabrication have been described. In conclusion, the application of 3D-printing techniques, instead of traditional processes, is a growing trend in Italy, where some exciting and promising results have already been obtained, due to these new selected technologies and the new materials involved.