Superconducting YBa_(2)Cu_(3)O_(7−x)(YBCO)bulks have promising applications in quasi-permanent magnets,levitation,etc.Recently,a new way of fabricating porous YBCO bulks,named direct-ink-writing(DIW)3D-printing method...Superconducting YBa_(2)Cu_(3)O_(7−x)(YBCO)bulks have promising applications in quasi-permanent magnets,levitation,etc.Recently,a new way of fabricating porous YBCO bulks,named direct-ink-writing(DIW)3D-printing method,has been reported.In this method,the customized precursor paste and programmable shape are two main advantages.Here,we have put forward a new way to customize the YBCO 3D-printing precursor paste which is doped with Al_(2)O_(3)nanoparticles to obtain YBCO with higher thermal conductivity.The great rheological properties of precursor paste after being doped with Al_(2)O_(3)nanoparticles can help the macroscopic YBCO samples with high thermal conductivity fabricated stably with high crystalline and lightweight properties.Test results show that the peak thermal conductivity of Al_(2)O_(3)-doped YBCO can reach twice as much as pure YBCO,which makes a great effort to reduce the quench propagation speed.Based on the microstructure analysis,one can find that the thermal conductivity of Al_(2)O_(3)-doped YBCO has been determined by its components and microstructures.In addition,a macroscopic theoretical model has been proposed to assess the thermal conductivity of different microstructures,whose calculated results take good agreement with the experimental results.Meanwhile,a microstructure with high thermal conductivity has been found.Finally,a macroscopic YBCO bulk with the presented high thermal conductivity microstructure has been fabricated by the Al_(2)O_(3)-doped method.Compared with YBCO fabricated by the traditional 3D-printed,the Al_(2)O_(3)-doped structural YBCO bulks present excellent heat transfer performances.Our customized design of 3D-printing precursor pastes and novel concept of structural design for enhancing the thermal conductivity of YBCO superconducting material can be widely used in other DIW 3D-printing materials.展开更多
Three-dimensional(3D)bioprinting,specifically direct ink writing(DIW)capable of printing biologically active substances such as growth factors or drugs under low-temperature conditions,is an emerging di-rection in bon...Three-dimensional(3D)bioprinting,specifically direct ink writing(DIW)capable of printing biologically active substances such as growth factors or drugs under low-temperature conditions,is an emerging di-rection in bone tissue engineering.However,limited by the bio-ink mobility and the poor resolution of this printing technology,the lateral pores of current crisscross-stacked scaffolds printed through DIW tend to clog and are inimical to bone growth.Therefore,it is critical to develop DIW printed biologi-cal scaffold structure with high mechanical strength,porosity,and biocompatibility performance.Herein,patterned polylactic acid(PLA)/polycaprolactone(PCL)/nano-hydroxyapatite(n-HA)based scaffold was printed through DIW technological and rolled-up for properties characterization,cytocompatibility test,and bone repair experiment.The result not only shows that the hexagonal patterned scaffolds are me-chanically strong with porosity,but also demonstrated that the hierarchical pore structure formed during rolled-up has the potential to address the clogging problem and stimulates bone growth and repair.展开更多
TiC-316 L metal matrix composites were successfully printed with an epoxy resin-absolute ethanol system by direct ink writing(DIW) process in this study.Microstructure and fracture morphology of the samples were obser...TiC-316 L metal matrix composites were successfully printed with an epoxy resin-absolute ethanol system by direct ink writing(DIW) process in this study.Microstructure and fracture morphology of the samples were observed by a scanning electron microscope(SEM).Also,the relative density,hardness and transverse rupture strength(TRS) of the sintered samples were tested.The results show that the samples prepared with a new epoxy resin-absolute ethanol system by the DIW process have high solid content of printing slurry,good surface roughness,high relative density and high strength.The solid content of the slurry suitable for DIW was 60 vol%,and the internal diameter of the nozzle was set to 0.4 mm,the printing speed was set to 30 mm·s^(-1),and the layer height was set to 0.36 mm.For the sample with 35 wt% TiC-316 L,the relative density,hardness and TRS of the sintered sample can reach 99.3%,HRA 79.5 and 1438 MPa,respectively.展开更多
Additive manufacturing(AM),which is also known as three-dimensional(3D)printing,uses computer-aided design to build objects layer by layer.Here,we focus on the recent progress in the development of techniques for 3D p...Additive manufacturing(AM),which is also known as three-dimensional(3D)printing,uses computer-aided design to build objects layer by layer.Here,we focus on the recent progress in the development of techniques for 3D printing of glass,an important optoelectronic material,including fused deposition modeling,selective laser sintering/melting,stereolithography(SLA)and direct ink writing.We compare these 3D printing methods and analyze their benefits and problems for the manufacturing of functional glass objects.In addition,we discuss the technological principles of 3D glass printing and applications of 3D printed glass objects.This review is finalized by a summary of the current achievements and perspectives for the future development of the 3D glass printing technique.展开更多
Bioinspired Multi-Metal Structures(MMSs)combine distinct properties of multiple materials,benefiting from improved properties and providing superior designs.Additive Manufacturing(AM)exhibits enormous advantages in ap...Bioinspired Multi-Metal Structures(MMSs)combine distinct properties of multiple materials,benefiting from improved properties and providing superior designs.Additive Manufacturing(AM)exhibits enormous advantages in applying different materials and geometries according to the desired functions at specific locations of the structure,having great potential in fabricating multi-materials structures.However,current AM techniques have difficulty manufacturing 3D MMSs without material cross-contamination flexibly and reliably.This study demonstrates a reliable,fast,and flexible direct ink writing method to fabricate 3D MMSs.The in-situ material-switching system enables the deposition of multiple metallic materials across different layers and within the same layer.3D Fe-Cu MMSs with complex geometries and fine details are fabricated as proof of concept.The microstructures,chemical and phase compositions,and tensile fracture surfaces of the Fe-Cu interfaces indicate a well-bonded interface without cracks,delamination,or material cross-contamination.We envision this novel method making other metallic combinations and even metal-ceramic components.It paves the way for manufacturing 3D MMSs using AM and establishes the possibilities of numerous MMSs applications in engineering fields.展开更多
基金supported by the Fund of Natural Science Foundation of China(No.11872196,12232005)supported by the Outstanding Postgraduate‘Innovation Star’Fund for Distinguished of Gansu Province(No.2021CXZX-032).
文摘Superconducting YBa_(2)Cu_(3)O_(7−x)(YBCO)bulks have promising applications in quasi-permanent magnets,levitation,etc.Recently,a new way of fabricating porous YBCO bulks,named direct-ink-writing(DIW)3D-printing method,has been reported.In this method,the customized precursor paste and programmable shape are two main advantages.Here,we have put forward a new way to customize the YBCO 3D-printing precursor paste which is doped with Al_(2)O_(3)nanoparticles to obtain YBCO with higher thermal conductivity.The great rheological properties of precursor paste after being doped with Al_(2)O_(3)nanoparticles can help the macroscopic YBCO samples with high thermal conductivity fabricated stably with high crystalline and lightweight properties.Test results show that the peak thermal conductivity of Al_(2)O_(3)-doped YBCO can reach twice as much as pure YBCO,which makes a great effort to reduce the quench propagation speed.Based on the microstructure analysis,one can find that the thermal conductivity of Al_(2)O_(3)-doped YBCO has been determined by its components and microstructures.In addition,a macroscopic theoretical model has been proposed to assess the thermal conductivity of different microstructures,whose calculated results take good agreement with the experimental results.Meanwhile,a microstructure with high thermal conductivity has been found.Finally,a macroscopic YBCO bulk with the presented high thermal conductivity microstructure has been fabricated by the Al_(2)O_(3)-doped method.Compared with YBCO fabricated by the traditional 3D-printed,the Al_(2)O_(3)-doped structural YBCO bulks present excellent heat transfer performances.Our customized design of 3D-printing precursor pastes and novel concept of structural design for enhancing the thermal conductivity of YBCO superconducting material can be widely used in other DIW 3D-printing materials.
基金supported by the China NSFC project(No.32171338)the Key Science and Technology Special Project of Sichuan Province(No.2020ZDZX0008)the Innovation and Reform Project of Postgraduate Education of Sichuan University in 2021,and the Experimental Technology Research Project of Sichuan University(No.SCU221099).
文摘Three-dimensional(3D)bioprinting,specifically direct ink writing(DIW)capable of printing biologically active substances such as growth factors or drugs under low-temperature conditions,is an emerging di-rection in bone tissue engineering.However,limited by the bio-ink mobility and the poor resolution of this printing technology,the lateral pores of current crisscross-stacked scaffolds printed through DIW tend to clog and are inimical to bone growth.Therefore,it is critical to develop DIW printed biologi-cal scaffold structure with high mechanical strength,porosity,and biocompatibility performance.Herein,patterned polylactic acid(PLA)/polycaprolactone(PCL)/nano-hydroxyapatite(n-HA)based scaffold was printed through DIW technological and rolled-up for properties characterization,cytocompatibility test,and bone repair experiment.The result not only shows that the hexagonal patterned scaffolds are me-chanically strong with porosity,but also demonstrated that the hierarchical pore structure formed during rolled-up has the potential to address the clogging problem and stimulates bone growth and repair.
基金financially supported by Heyuan Science and Technology Project(No.HEKE 000781)the Science and Technology Projects of Guangdong Province(No.2016B090914001)Jihua Laboratory Project“Additive Manufacturing for Difficulty-to-Machine Materials”(No.X190061UZ190)。
文摘TiC-316 L metal matrix composites were successfully printed with an epoxy resin-absolute ethanol system by direct ink writing(DIW) process in this study.Microstructure and fracture morphology of the samples were observed by a scanning electron microscope(SEM).Also,the relative density,hardness and transverse rupture strength(TRS) of the sintered samples were tested.The results show that the samples prepared with a new epoxy resin-absolute ethanol system by the DIW process have high solid content of printing slurry,good surface roughness,high relative density and high strength.The solid content of the slurry suitable for DIW was 60 vol%,and the internal diameter of the nozzle was set to 0.4 mm,the printing speed was set to 30 mm·s^(-1),and the layer height was set to 0.36 mm.For the sample with 35 wt% TiC-316 L,the relative density,hardness and TRS of the sintered sample can reach 99.3%,HRA 79.5 and 1438 MPa,respectively.
基金This work was financially supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2018YFB1107200)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51772270)+1 种基金the Open Project Program of Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics(No.2018-WNLOKF005)State Key Laboratory of High Field Laser Physics,Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics,Chinese Academy of Sciences.
文摘Additive manufacturing(AM),which is also known as three-dimensional(3D)printing,uses computer-aided design to build objects layer by layer.Here,we focus on the recent progress in the development of techniques for 3D printing of glass,an important optoelectronic material,including fused deposition modeling,selective laser sintering/melting,stereolithography(SLA)and direct ink writing.We compare these 3D printing methods and analyze their benefits and problems for the manufacturing of functional glass objects.In addition,we discuss the technological principles of 3D glass printing and applications of 3D printed glass objects.This review is finalized by a summary of the current achievements and perspectives for the future development of the 3D glass printing technique.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China,China(Grant ID:52105343 and 52021003)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation,China(Grant ID:2021M701387 and 2022T150259)Department of Science and Technology of Jilin Province,China(Grant ID:2020122214JC).
文摘Bioinspired Multi-Metal Structures(MMSs)combine distinct properties of multiple materials,benefiting from improved properties and providing superior designs.Additive Manufacturing(AM)exhibits enormous advantages in applying different materials and geometries according to the desired functions at specific locations of the structure,having great potential in fabricating multi-materials structures.However,current AM techniques have difficulty manufacturing 3D MMSs without material cross-contamination flexibly and reliably.This study demonstrates a reliable,fast,and flexible direct ink writing method to fabricate 3D MMSs.The in-situ material-switching system enables the deposition of multiple metallic materials across different layers and within the same layer.3D Fe-Cu MMSs with complex geometries and fine details are fabricated as proof of concept.The microstructures,chemical and phase compositions,and tensile fracture surfaces of the Fe-Cu interfaces indicate a well-bonded interface without cracks,delamination,or material cross-contamination.We envision this novel method making other metallic combinations and even metal-ceramic components.It paves the way for manufacturing 3D MMSs using AM and establishes the possibilities of numerous MMSs applications in engineering fields.
