A biodegradable polycaprolactone based ink developed for 3D inkjet printing

Yinfeng He, Sam Kilsby, Chris Tuck, Ricky Wildman, Steven Christie, Hongyi Yang, Steven Edmonson

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Abstract

A new type of biodegradable Polycaprolactone (PCL) based ink that is suitable for 3D inkjet printing has been successfully developed. UV curable PCL was synthesized and mixed with Poly (ethylene glycol) diacrylated (PEGDA) to prepare an ink with suitable viscosity for inkjet printing. 3D structures were printed, their mechanical properties as well as the printing accuracy were measured by nano-indentation and scanning electron microscopy. The hardness of the samples was found to be around 5.62MPa with an elastic modulus of 44.39MPa. It was also found that a postcuring procedure (within 90min) did not show significantl influence on increasing the hardness and elastic modulus of the printed samples.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSAMPE Seattle 2014 International Conference and Exhibition
PublisherSoc. for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering
ISBN (Electronic)9781934551165
Publication statusPublished - 2014
Externally publishedYes
EventSAMPE Tech Seattle 2014 Conference - Seattle, United States
Duration: 2 Jun 20145 Jun 2014

Publication series

NameInternational SAMPE Technical Conference

Conference

ConferenceSAMPE Tech Seattle 2014 Conference
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySeattle
Period2/06/145/06/14

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

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