Scientific Publications
Research built on nsm systems:
From perovskite solar cells to printed biosensors, researchers at leading institutions across four continents are publishing breakthrough results using nsm printing and coating systems. Explore the studies below, organized by application area.
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nsm systems are used in research and pilot-production facilities worldwide: from Empa and Fraunhofer ISE to Imperial College London and Monash University. This page collects the peer-reviewed studies, conference papers, and technical publications produced on nsm equipment, organized into four areas: Solar Cells | Sensors & Biosensing | Energy Storage & Fuel Cells | Printed & Functional Materials. Each entry links to the original publication and names the nsm system used.
Solar Cells
Automated Screen Printing of Perovskite Solar Cells
Institution: Empa
nsm Machine: Challenger 650 (formerly C600)
Access the publication details here: [Link]
Flexible Solar Cells
Institution: CNR NANOTEC / VTT
nsm Machine: Labratester 180
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Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells
Institution: KRICT / VTT
nsm Machine: Labratester 180
Access the publication details here: [Link]
High-Efficient Plastic Solar Cells
Institution: VTT / IMEC / CEA-INES
nsm Machine: Labratester 180
Access the publication details here: [Link]
Metallization of High-Efficiency Solar Cells
Institution: Fraunhofer ISE / Continental / SWG
nsm Machine: Challenger 173
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Sensors & Biosensing
Packaging-Grade Paper Humidity Sensors
Institution: Warsaw University of Technology / Bialystok University of Technology / Masterpress
nsm Machine: Testacolor 171 (now Challenger 171)
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Flexographically Printed Microfluidic Devices for Biosensing
Institution: NRC Canada
nsm Machine: Testacolor 171 (now Challenger 171)
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High-Precision Flexographic Printing of Functional Polymer Optical Waveguides / FBG Sensors
Institution: Leibniz University Hannover
nsm Machine: Challenger 650
Access the publication details here: [Link]
Flexo-Printed Waveguides for Optical PCBs
Institution: Leibniz University Hannover
nsm Machine: Challenger 173
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Energy Storage & Fuel Cells
Sustainable Room-Temperature Printing Technologies for Energy Storage and Electronics with MXene Inks
Institution: Empa
nsm Machine: Challenger 650 (formerly C600) / Labratester 180
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Sustainable Screen Printing of High-Performance MXene Micro-Supercapacitors
Institution: Empa
nsm Machine: Challenger 650 (formerly C600)
Access the publication details here: [Link]
Rotary Screen Printing of PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Layers
Institution: Fraunhofer ISE / Continental
nsm Machine: Challenger 173
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Printed & Functional Materials
Carbon Nanotube Electrodes for EAP Transducers
Institution: Empa
nsm Machine: Challenger 650 (formerly C600)
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Polymer Field-Effect Transistors via Gravure Printing
Institution: Imperial College London
nsm Machine: Labratester 180
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Cellulose Nanocrystals & Chitosan for Sustainable Packaging
Institution: University of Maribor
nsm Machine: Challenger 175
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Graphene Nanofiltration Membranes
Institution: Monash University
nsm Machine: Labratester 180
Access the publication details here: [Link]