A silicone-based support material eliminates interfacial instabilities in 3D silicone printing

Author:

Duraivel Senthilkumar1ORCID,Laurent Dimitri2ORCID,Rajon Didier A.2,Scheutz Georg M.3,Shetty Abhishek M.4ORCID,Sumerlin Brent S.3ORCID,Banks Scott A.5ORCID,Bova Frank J.2ORCID,Angelini Thomas E.156ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32603, USA.

2. Department of Neurosurgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA.

3. George and Josephine Butler Polymer Research Laboratory, Center for Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA.

4. Advanced Technical Center, Anton Paar USA, Ashland, VA 23005, USA.

5. Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA.

6. J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA.

Abstract

Among the diverse areas of 3D printing, high-quality silicone printing is one of the least available and most restrictive. However, silicone-based components are integral to numerous advanced technologies and everyday consumer products. We developed a silicone 3D printing technique that produces precise, accurate, strong, and functional structures made from several commercially available silicone formulations. To achieve this level of performance, we developed a support material made from a silicone oil emulsion. This material exhibits negligible interfacial tension against silicone-based inks, eliminating the disruptive forces that often drive printed silicone features to deform and break apart. The versatility of this approach enables the use of established silicone formulations in fabricating complex structures and features as small as 8 micrometers in diameter.

Publisher

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Subject

Multidisciplinary

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