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18 June 2024 3D printing technology solution of transparent multi-component nanoporous glasses via vat photopolymerization
Beining Li, Zhenjiang Li, Wenze Shan, Shuaipeng Wang, Jin He, Shlomo Magdassi, Benxue Jiang
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Abstract
Fabrication of glass with complex geometric structures by digital additive manufacturing (3D printing) presents a paradigm shift in glass design and molding processes. Till now, 3D printing glasses have suffered from limited printed glass materials and the low resolution of particle-based or fused glass technologies. Herein, a high-resolution 3D printing of transparent nanoporous glass is presented, by the combination of transparent photo-curable sol-gel printing compositions and vat photopolymerization technology (Digital Light Processing, DLP). Multi-component transparent glass, including binary, ternary, and quaternary oxide nanoporous glass objects with complex shapes, high spatial resolutions, and multi-oxide chemical compositions are fabricated, by DLP printing and subsequent sintering process. We successfully demonstrated the photoluminescence and hydrophobic modification of 3D printed glass objectives. This work extends the scope of 3D printing to transparent nanoporous glasses with complex geometry and facile functionalization, making them available for a wide range of applications.
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(2024) Published by SPIE. Downloading of the abstract is permitted for personal use only.
Beining Li, Zhenjiang Li, Wenze Shan, Shuaipeng Wang, Jin He, Shlomo Magdassi, and Benxue Jiang "3D printing technology solution of transparent multi-component nanoporous glasses via vat photopolymerization", Proc. SPIE PC12995, 3D Printed Optics and Additive Photonic Manufacturing IV, PC129950D (18 June 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3014952
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KEYWORDS
Glasses

3D printing

Digital Light Processing

Photopolymerization

Printing

Molecules

Sol gels

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