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

S. Duraivel | Zendy; Dimitri Laurent | Zendy; Didier A. Rajon | Zendy; Georg M. Scheutz | Zendy; Abhishek Shetty | Zendy; Brent S. Sumerlin | Zendy; Scott A. Banks | Zendy; Frank J. Bova | Zendy; Thomas E. Angelini | Zendy

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

Author(s) -

S. Duraivel,

Dimitri Laurent,

Didier A. Rajon,

Georg M. Scheutz,

Abhishek Shetty,

Brent S. Sumerlin,

Scott A. Banks,

Frank J. Bova,

Thomas E. Angelini

Publication year - 2023

Publication title -

science

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 12.556

H-Index - 1186

eISSN - 1095-9203

pISSN - 0036-8075

DOI - 10.1126/science.ade4441

Subject(s) - silicone , materials science , silicone oil , 3d printing , emulsion , inkwell , surface tension , silicone elastomers , composite material , 3d printed , biomedical engineering , chemical engineering , engineering , physics , quantum mechanics

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.

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