Multimaterial 3D Printing for Arbitrary Distribution with Nanoscale Resolution.

ABSTRACT: At the core of additive manufacturing (3D printing) is the ability to rapidly print with multiple materials for arbitrary distribution with high resolution, which can remove challenges and limits of traditional assembly and enable us to make increasingly complex objects, especially exciting meta-materials. Here we demonstrate a simple and effective strategy to achieve nano-resolution printing of multiple materials for arbitrary distribution via layer-by-layer deposition on a special deposition surface. The established physical model reveals that complex distribution on a section can be achieved by vertical deformation of simple lamination of multiple materials. The deformation is controlled by a special surface of the mold and a contour-by-contour (instead of point-by-point) printing mode

SUBMITTER: Zhang F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6723873 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature