Graphene 3D Lab’s Dr. Elena Polyakova Talks 3D Printing Electronics with TCT Magazine

In a recent interview with TCT Magazine, Graphene 3D Lab’s (TSXV:GGG,OTCQB:GPHBF) founder Dr. Elena Polyakova talked about 3D printing electronics and how the company is looking to develop graphene materials designed to improve the capabilities of 3D printing.

As quoted in the market news:

Graphene 3D Lab is a product of Graphene Laboratories, a world leader in manufacturing and retailing graphene and advanced materials.“Realistically you are adding a third dimension of electronics,” Elena told TCT. “What we anticipate is you can really use 3D printing when you need to embed wiring in 3D objects. If you have a cube you can print wires and add sensors, something you cannot do with standard PBCs.”

With traditional methods, creating objects with electronics can be a long process of trial and error. Designing and obtaining a PCB can take weeks to create and then send for making by an external supplier. However with 3D printing and graphene, this process can be reduced to just hours and Graphene 3D Lab, with a team of collaborators, have developed software which can convert a standard PCB to a printable STL file to enable real integrated circuits.

“It takes time to convince people that this is something they can use in real life. Realistically it is very easy for them to generate layout for electronics. In 3D printing we use STL files. That’s the key problem, how we go from something they understand to something that can be used in 3D printing.

Elena continued: “Right now we are looking for people with ideas. Technology is here and you can really print complex objects. We’re looking for challenges and really cool projects to work on. Realistically when people start with a new technology they try to use the technology to replicate things that already exist. It takes a genius and imagination to come up with something that doesn’t exist with this technology.”

The company recently began commercial sales of its Conductive Graphene Filament designed for 3D printing circuitry and sensor applications. The idea is to enable desktop users to make simple items such as a flashlight or battery holder but the company hopes to take that further and introduce more complex applications.

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