1. Material and manufacturing process selection for electronics eco-design: Case study on paper-based water quality sensors
- Author
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Grégoire Le Brun and Jean-Pierre Raskin
- Subjects
0209 industrial biotechnology ,business.industry ,Computer science ,Process (engineering) ,Manufacturing process ,02 engineering and technology ,Paper based ,010501 environmental sciences ,Research process ,01 natural sciences ,Manufacturing engineering ,020901 industrial engineering & automation ,Selection (linguistics) ,Key (cryptography) ,General Earth and Planetary Sciences ,Electronics ,Internet of Things ,business ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,General Environmental Science - Abstract
The dissemination of emerging electronic devices increases considerably alongside with the Internet of Things (IoT) paradigm. Some key elements considered in these devices (e.g. rare-earth) are becoming critical materials and are associated with serious environmental concerns. Therefore, there is a major requirement for designing differently our electronic technologies at the early stages of the research process. Many reports present the promising properties of paper-based electronics as meant to address this challenge. Through technical and life cycle assessments, this article discusses the main design levers in terms of material and fabrication process choices for the eco-design of paper-electronics water quality sensors. Our results suggest conscientious choices of conductive nanomaterials and additive fabrication techniques.
- Published
- 2020