3D Printing Low-Stiffness Silicone Within a Curable Support Matrix.

ABSTRACT: Embedded 3D printing processes involve extruding ink within a support matrix that supports the ink throughout printing and curing. In once class of embedded 3D printing, which we refer to as "removable embedded 3D printing," curable inks are printed, cured, then removed from the uncured support matrix. Removable embedded 3D printing is advantageous because low-viscosity inks can be patterned in freeform geometries which may not be feasible to create via casting and other printing processes. When printing solid-infill geometries, however, uncured support matrix becomes trapped within the prints, which may be undesirable. This study builds on previous work by formulating a support matrix for removable embedded 3D printing that cures when mixed with the printed silicone ink to solve the probl

SUBMITTER: Greenwood TE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7946128 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature