Rapid & low-cost prototyping of metallic patterns in limited facilities condition

This paper presents rapid and cost-efficient prototyping metalizing method for fabrication of metal contacts. It demonstrates the technical improvement in metalizing achieved by transparency photomask printing compared to conventional methods. It describes fabrication of microelectrodes on various substrates such as glass and plastic using conventional office laser printer. Presented method can be used for quick prototyping of sensors, microheaters, micro hotplates and metal interconnects. Experimental results showed that prepared metallic micro contacts on glass substrate are compatible with conventional soldering.