Abstract
Direct ink writing (DIW) has emerged as a promising manufacturing technique owing to its precise spatial, temporal, and controlled multi-material deposition capabilities, which facilitate the fabrication of well-defined geometrical structures from a broad range of materials. As an alternative to costly chemically tailored DIW functional inks, herein, we present a detailed study of well-known inexpensive, commercially available polymeric thermoset elastomers as potential inks for DIW 3D printing. Chemical compositional and rheological characterizations were performed to compare three commercial acrylic elastomer inks, while printability and various performance properties of the corresponding 3D-printed structures were evaluated. Graphical abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.]
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 299-305 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | MRS Communications |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2023 |
Funding
The authors gratefully acknowledge funding from the Governor’s Chair Funds, the University of Tennessee System, and the Center for Materials Processing (CMP)-TCE. Technical support from Frontier Laboratories, and Quantum Analytics is also acknowledged.
Funders | Funder number |
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Center for Materials Processing | |
Frontier Laboratories | |
University of Tennessee System |
Keywords
- 3D printing
- Acrylics Elastomer
- DIW 3D Printing
- DIW ink
- Hyrel 3D Printer