3D printing of thermosets with diverse rheological and functional applicabilities

Yuxuan Sun; Liu Wang; Yangyang Ni; Huajian Zhang; Xiang Cui; Jiahao Li; Yinbo Zhu; Ji Liu; Shiwu Zhang; Yong Chen; Mujun Li

doi:10.1038/s41467-023-35929-y

Nature Communications (Jan 2023)

3D printing of thermosets with diverse rheological and functional applicabilities

Yuxuan Sun,
Liu Wang,
Yangyang Ni,
Huajian Zhang,
Xiang Cui,
Jiahao Li,
Yinbo Zhu,
Ji Liu,
Shiwu Zhang,
Yong Chen,
Mujun Li

Affiliations

Yuxuan Sun: Department of Precision Machinery and Precision Instrumentation, University of Science and Technology of China
Liu Wang: CAS Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of Materials, Department of Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China
Yangyang Ni: Department of Precision Machinery and Precision Instrumentation, University of Science and Technology of China
Huajian Zhang: Department of Precision Machinery and Precision Instrumentation, University of Science and Technology of China
Xiang Cui: School of Computer Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China
Jiahao Li: CAS Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of Materials, Department of Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China
Yinbo Zhu: CAS Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of Materials, Department of Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China
Ji Liu: Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology of China
Shiwu Zhang: Department of Precision Machinery and Precision Instrumentation, University of Science and Technology of China
Yong Chen: Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California
Mujun Li: Department of Precision Machinery and Precision Instrumentation, University of Science and Technology of China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-35929-y
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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‘Thermosets are ubiquitous but existing manufacturing of thermosets involves either a prolonged manufacturing cycle, low geometric complexity, or limited processable materials. Here, the authors report an in situ dual heating strategy for the rapid 3D printing of thermosets with complex structures and diverse rheological properties by incorporating direct ink writing (DIW) technique and a heating-accelerated in situ gelation mechanism

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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