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- Title
Advanced Polymer Designs for Direct‐Ink‐Write 3D Printing.
- Authors
Li, Longyu; Lin, Qianming; Tang, Miao; Duncan, Andrew J. E.; Ke, Chenfeng
- Abstract
The rapid development of additive manufacturing techniques, also known as three‐dimensional (3D) printing, is driving innovations in polymer chemistry, materials science, and engineering. Among current 3D printing techniques, direct ink writing (DIW) employs viscoelastic materials as inks, which are capable of constructing sophisticated 3D architectures at ambient conditions. In this perspective, polymer designs that meet the rheological requirements for direct ink writing are outlined and successful examples are summarized, which include the development of polymer micelles, co‐assembled hydrogels, supramolecularly cross‐linked systems, polymer liquids with microcrystalline domains, and hydrogels with dynamic covalent cross‐links. Furthermore, advanced polymer designs that reinforce the mechanical properties of these 3D printing materials, as well as the integration of functional moieties to these materials are discussed to inspire new polymer designs for direct ink writing and broadly 3D printing.
- Subjects
THREE-dimensional printing; POLYMER solutions; POLYMERS; VISCOELASTIC materials; HYDROGELS; MATERIALS science
- Publication
Chemistry - A European Journal, 2019, Vol 25, Issue 46, p10768
- ISSN
0947-6539
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1002/chem.201900975