Bipolar electrochemical printing
US9677186B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 24, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jun 13, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC25D3/38
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A bipolar electrochemistry printer and method are disclosed wherein electrolytic deposition onto a conductive substrate is accomplished by inducing ionic current in an electrolytic cell disposed above the substrate to undergo charge transfer at the conductive substrate, such that a portion of the substrate becomes a bipolar electrode. The ohmic current in the substrate undergoes a second charge transfer back to ionic current and returning to the cathode of the electrolytic cell. In an alternative embodiment the printing is similarly accomplished by electrolytic etching.
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