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Biobased Acrylate Photocurable Resin Formulation for Stereolithography 3D Printing.

ABSTRACT: To facilitate the ongoing transition toward a circular economy, the availability of renewable materials for additive manufacturing becomes increasingly important. Here, we report the successful fabrication of complex shaped prototypes from biobased acrylate photopolymer resins, employing a commercial stereolithography apparatus (SLA) 3D printer. Four distinct resins with a biobased content ranging from 34 to 67% have been developed. All formulations demonstrated adequate viscosity and were readily polymerizable by the UV-laser-based SLA process. Increasing the double-bond concentration within the resin results in stiff and thermally resilient 3D printed products. High-viscosity resins lead to high-resolution prototypes with a complex microarchitecture and excellent surface finishing, comparable to commercial nonrenewable resins. These advances can facilitate the wide application of biobased resins for construction of new sustainable products via stereolithographic 3D printing methods.

SUBMITTER: Voet VSD

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6641428 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Biobased Acrylate Photocurable Resin Formulation for Stereolithography 3D Printing.

Voet Vincent S D VSD Strating Tobias T Schnelting Geraldine H M GHM Dijkstra Peter P Tietema Martin M Xu Jin J Woortman Albert J J AJJ Loos Katja K Jager Jan J Folkersma Rudy R

ACS omega 20180202 2

To facilitate the ongoing transition toward a circular economy, the availability of renewable materials for additive manufacturing becomes increasingly important. Here, we report the successful fabrication of complex shaped prototypes from biobased acrylate photopolymer resins, employing a commercial stereolithography apparatus (SLA) 3D printer. Four distinct resins with a biobased content ranging from 34 to 67% have been developed. All formulations demonstrated adequate viscosity and were readi ...[more]

PMID: 31458469

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Biobased Acrylate Photocurable Resin Formulation for Stereolithography 3D Printing.

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Biobased Acrylate Photocurable Resin Formulation for Stereolithography 3D Printing.

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