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3D Printing of Conductive Complex Structures with In Situ Generation of Silver Nanoparticles
Author(s) -
Fantino Erika,
Chiappone Annalisa,
Roppolo Ignazio,
Manfredi Diego,
Bongiovanni Roberta,
Pirri Candido Fabrizio,
Calignano Flaviana
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201505109
Subject(s) - materials science , fabrication , electrical conductor , nanotechnology , silver nitrate , nanoparticle , conductive polymer , 3d printing , silver nanoparticle , polymer , oligomer , digital light processing , metal , chemical engineering , polymer chemistry , composite material , metallurgy , medicine , alternative medicine , projector , pathology , computer science , computer vision , engineering
Coupling the photoreduction of a metal precursor with 3D‐printing technology is shown to allow the fabrication of conductive 3D hybrid structures consisting of metal nanoparticles and organic polymers shaped in complex multilayered architectures. 3D conductive structures are fabricated incorporating silver nitrate into a photocurable oligomer in the presence of suitable photoinitiators and exposing them to a digital light system.