3D Printing

Saving both time and material, 3D printing has changed how the world creates. Of the different additive manufacturing technologies, those that use light provide some of the fastest build speeds and greatest precision. However, contemporary light-based methods rely on high energy ultraviolet light, a spectral region that pervasively interacts with matter through absorption and scattering events, which reduces reaction selectivity and can lead to unwanted degradation. This sub-group aims to expand the scope of printable materials by enabling low energy visible-to-near infrared 3D printing. Research consists of resin formulation and printing parameter optimization, print fidelity characterization, and printing/testing functional structures (e.g., composite-, porous-, and multi-materials).

Publications

Rylski, A. K.; Maraliga, T.; Wu, Y.; Recker, E. A.; Arrowood, A. J.; Sanoja, G. E.; Page, Z. A.* “Digital Light Processing 3D Printing of Soft Semicrystalline Acrylates with Localized Shape Memory and Stiffness Control.” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2023, 15, 34097-34107. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c07172

Stevens, L. M.; Recker, E. A.; Zhou, K. A.; Garcia, V. G.; Mason, K. S.; Tagnon, C.; Abdelaziz, N.; Page, Z. A.* “Counting All Photons: Efficient Optimization of Visible Light 3D Printing.” Adv. Mater. Technol., 2023, Early View, 2300052. DOI: 10.1002/admt.202300052

Stevens, L. M.; Tagnon, C.; Page, Z. A.* ““Invisible” Digital Light Processing 3D Printing with Near Infrared Light.” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2022, 14, 22912–22920. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c22046

Ahn, D.†; Stevens, L. M.†; Zhou, K.; Page, Z. A.* “Additives for Ambient 3D Printing with Visible Light.” Adv. Mater., 2021, Early View, 2104906. DOI: 10.1002/adma.202104906

Ahn, D.; Stevens, L. M.; Zhou, K.; Page, Z.A.* “Rapid High Resolution Visible Light 3D Printing.” ACS Cent. Sci., 2020, 6, 1555-1563. DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.0c00929

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