Improving the 3D Printability and Mechanical Performance of Biorenewable Soybean Oil-Based Photocurable Resins.

ABSTRACT: The general requirement of replacing petroleum-derived plastics with renewable resources is particularly challenging for new technologies such as the additive manufacturing of photocurable resins. In this work, the influence of mono- and bifunctional reactive diluents on the printability and performance of resins based on acrylated epoxidized soybean oil (AESO) was explored. Polyethylene glycol di(meth)acrylates of different molecular weights were selected as diluents based on the viscosity and mechanical properties of their binary mixtures with AESO. Ternary mixtures containing 60% AESO, polyethylene glycol diacrylate (PEGDA) and polyethyleneglycol dimethacrylate (PEG200DMA) further improved the mechanical properties, water resistance and printability of the resin. Specifically, the terpo

SUBMITTER: Bodor M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11013316 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature