Ink-jetting printing stands out among various conformal additive manufacturing techniques for its multi-material,digital control,and process flexibility.Ink-jetting-based conformal additive manufacturing is renowned f...Ink-jetting printing stands out among various conformal additive manufacturing techniques for its multi-material,digital control,and process flexibility.Ink-jetting-based conformal additive manufacturing is renowned for its adaptability to complex topological surfaces and is emerging as a critical technology for future comprehensive conformal printing systems.This review highlights the distinctiveness of four primary ink-jetting printing techniques in conformal additive manufacturing—piezoelectric jetting,thermal bubble jetting,aerosol jetting,and electrohydrodynamic jetting—and delves into how these attributes endow ink-jetting printing with unique advantages in conformal processes.Furthermore,leveraging these advantages,the review discusses potential applications in conformal electronics,energy devices,biology,and electromagnetics to bolster the ongoing development and application.Considering the current state of this technology,the review identifies critical challenges for future advancements,such as dynamic surface printing,integrated fabrication of multifunctional conformal structures,and the balance between resolution and throughput.This review summarizes the latest research and technological advancements in ink-jetting-based conformal additive manufacturing,aiding in its innovative applications and enhanced manufacturing capabilities in the future.展开更多
Minimal invasion is an important trend in surgery.However,the endoscope,as one of the key devices for monitoring the process of minimally invasive surgery,is limited by its size and working space it operates in,which ...Minimal invasion is an important trend in surgery.However,the endoscope,as one of the key devices for monitoring the process of minimally invasive surgery,is limited by its size and working space it operates in,which result in a considerably narrow field of view.In particular,when a surgical instrument enters through the tool channel,the instrument occupies most of the area in an endoscopic image.This hampers the surgeon’s field of view and has a negative impact on the surgery.This study proposes a novel method for removing the occlusion caused by surgical instruments in endoscopic images by making foreground occlusions on endoscopic images transparent using image restoration and interframe information filling.Compared with unprocessed images,this method can provide a clearer field of view that is necessary for minimally invasive endoscopic surgeries and improve the quality of surgeries.Clinical endoscopic images are used to verify the feasibility of the proposed method,and the results show that the proposed method improves the visual effect of endoscopic images by removing surgical-instrument occlusions.This demonstrates the considerable potential of the proposed method for use in clinical applications.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.52005059 and 52375306)the Open Foundation of the Key Laboratory of Advanced Marine Materials(Grant No.2024K01)the Graduate Research and Innovation Foundation of Chongqing,China(Grant No.CYB240011)。
文摘Ink-jetting printing stands out among various conformal additive manufacturing techniques for its multi-material,digital control,and process flexibility.Ink-jetting-based conformal additive manufacturing is renowned for its adaptability to complex topological surfaces and is emerging as a critical technology for future comprehensive conformal printing systems.This review highlights the distinctiveness of four primary ink-jetting printing techniques in conformal additive manufacturing—piezoelectric jetting,thermal bubble jetting,aerosol jetting,and electrohydrodynamic jetting—and delves into how these attributes endow ink-jetting printing with unique advantages in conformal processes.Furthermore,leveraging these advantages,the review discusses potential applications in conformal electronics,energy devices,biology,and electromagnetics to bolster the ongoing development and application.Considering the current state of this technology,the review identifies critical challenges for future advancements,such as dynamic surface printing,integrated fabrication of multifunctional conformal structures,and the balance between resolution and throughput.This review summarizes the latest research and technological advancements in ink-jetting-based conformal additive manufacturing,aiding in its innovative applications and enhanced manufacturing capabilities in the future.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2022YFB4703000)the National Natural Science Foundation of China-Shenzhen Robotics Research Center Project(U2013209).
文摘Minimal invasion is an important trend in surgery.However,the endoscope,as one of the key devices for monitoring the process of minimally invasive surgery,is limited by its size and working space it operates in,which result in a considerably narrow field of view.In particular,when a surgical instrument enters through the tool channel,the instrument occupies most of the area in an endoscopic image.This hampers the surgeon’s field of view and has a negative impact on the surgery.This study proposes a novel method for removing the occlusion caused by surgical instruments in endoscopic images by making foreground occlusions on endoscopic images transparent using image restoration and interframe information filling.Compared with unprocessed images,this method can provide a clearer field of view that is necessary for minimally invasive endoscopic surgeries and improve the quality of surgeries.Clinical endoscopic images are used to verify the feasibility of the proposed method,and the results show that the proposed method improves the visual effect of endoscopic images by removing surgical-instrument occlusions.This demonstrates the considerable potential of the proposed method for use in clinical applications.
