The diversity of biomedical applications makes stereolithographic(SL)three-dimensional(3D)printing process complex.A strategy was developed to simulate the layer-by-layer fabrication of 3D printed products combining p...The diversity of biomedical applications makes stereolithographic(SL)three-dimensional(3D)printing process complex.A strategy was developed to simulate the layer-by-layer fabrication of 3D printed products combining polymerization kinetic with reaction conditions to realize print preview.As a representative example,the typical UV-curable dental materials based on epoxy acrylate and photoinitiator with different molar ratios was exposed under varying intensity of UV light to verify the simulation results.A theoretical kinetics model containing oxygen inhibition was established.In-situ FTIR was employed to measure propagation and termination constants while coupled UV/vis was performed to examine the law of light attenuation during cure reaction,even with various colours and additives.Simulation results showed that the correlation coefficient square between the experiments and simulations of epoxy acrylate with 1%,2%and 3%initiator upon 20 mW/cm2 UV light are 0.8959,0.9324 and 0.9337,respectively.Consequently,our simulation of photopolymerization for SL 3D printing successfully realized visualization of printing quality before practically printing the targeted biomedical objects with complex topology structures.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51703148,21574019),ChinaChina Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2017M611901),China+3 种基金Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(2232019D3-07),ChinaShanghai Belt and Road Joint Laboratory of Advanced Fiber and Low-dimension Materials(18520750400),ChinaKey Laboratory of High-Performance Fibers&Products,Ministry of Education,Center for Civil Aviation Composites,Donghua University and Key Laboratory of Shanghai City for Lightweight Composites(X12811901/018),ChinaInitial Research Funds for Young Teachers of Donghua University,China.
文摘The diversity of biomedical applications makes stereolithographic(SL)three-dimensional(3D)printing process complex.A strategy was developed to simulate the layer-by-layer fabrication of 3D printed products combining polymerization kinetic with reaction conditions to realize print preview.As a representative example,the typical UV-curable dental materials based on epoxy acrylate and photoinitiator with different molar ratios was exposed under varying intensity of UV light to verify the simulation results.A theoretical kinetics model containing oxygen inhibition was established.In-situ FTIR was employed to measure propagation and termination constants while coupled UV/vis was performed to examine the law of light attenuation during cure reaction,even with various colours and additives.Simulation results showed that the correlation coefficient square between the experiments and simulations of epoxy acrylate with 1%,2%and 3%initiator upon 20 mW/cm2 UV light are 0.8959,0.9324 and 0.9337,respectively.Consequently,our simulation of photopolymerization for SL 3D printing successfully realized visualization of printing quality before practically printing the targeted biomedical objects with complex topology structures.
