期刊
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
卷 14, 期 20, 页码 22912-22920出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c22046
关键词
3D printing; digital light processing; near infrared light; nanocomposites; cyanine dyes
资金
- Robert A. Welch Foundation [F-2007]
- Center for Dynamics and Control of Materials: an NSF MRSEC [DMR-1720595]
- NSF National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure [ECCS-1542159]
The use of low-intensity, long-wavelength near-infrared light for 3D printing can expand the range of materials and include biological components and nanoparticles. This study demonstrates the use of a photosystem that enables rapid photocuring with low-intensity near-infrared light. By optimizing the resin composition and printing parameters, high speed and resolution 3D printing is achieved.
The ability to 3D print structures with low-intensity, long-wavelength light will broaden the materials scope to facilitate inclusion of biological components and nanoparticles. Current materials limitations arise from the pervasive absorption, scattering, and/or degradation that occurs upon exposure to high-intensity, short-wavelength (ultraviolet) light, which is the present-day standard used in light-based 3D printers. State-of-the-art techniques have recently extended printability to orange/red light. However, as the wavelength of light increases, so do the inherent challenges to match the speed and resolution of traditional UV light-induced solidification processes (i.e., photocuring). Herein, a photosystem is demonstrated to enable low-intensity (<5 mW/cm(2)), long-wavelength (similar to 850 nm) near-infrared (NIR) light-driven 3D printing, invisible to the human eye. The combination of a NIR absorbing cyanine dye with electron-rich and -deficient redox pairs was required for rapid photocuring in a catalytic manner. The rate of polymerization and time to solidification upon exposure to NIR light were characterized via in situ spectroscopic and rheological monitoring. Translation to NIR digital light processing (projection-based) 3D printing was accomplished through rigorous optimization of resin composition and printing parameters to balance the speed (<60 s/layer) and resolution (<300 mu m features). As a proof-of-concept, composite 3D printing with nanoparticle-infused resins was accomplished. Preliminary analysis showed improved feature fidelity for structures produced with NIR relative to UV light. The present report provides key insight that will inform next-generation light-based photocuring technology, such as wavelength-selective multimaterial 3D bio- and composite-printing.
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