3D microprinting of inorganic porous materials by chemical linking-induced solidification of nanocrystals.

ABSTRACT: Three-dimensional (3D) microprinting is considered a next-generation manufacturing process for the production of microscale components; however, the narrow range of suitable materials, which include mainly polymers, is a critical issue that limits the application of this process to functional inorganic materials. Herein, we develop a generalised microscale 3D printing method for the production of purely inorganic nanocrystal-based porous materials. Our process is designed to solidify all-inorganic nanocrystals via immediate dispersibility control and surface linking-induced interconnection in the nonsolvent linker bath and thereby creates multibranched gel networks. The process works with various inorganic materials, including metals, semiconductors, magnets, oxides, and multi-materials, n

SUBMITTER: Song M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10733400 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature