Understanding the large deformation response of paste-like 3D food printing inks

Extrusion-based three-dimensional (3D) food printing is an emerging technique, relying crucially on the rheological behavior of the ink for success. This study aims to understand the rheological properties of the paste-like 3D food printing inks near the processing conditions. Experimental artifacts...

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Main Authors: Bugday Yagmur, Alicke Alexandra, Anderson Patrick, van der Sman Ruud
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Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2025-05-01
Series:Applied Rheology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/arh-2025-0042
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description Extrusion-based three-dimensional (3D) food printing is an emerging technique, relying crucially on the rheological behavior of the ink for success. This study aims to understand the rheological properties of the paste-like 3D food printing inks near the processing conditions. Experimental artifacts, particularly the edge fracture at high deformations, are a common challenge when working with pastes. While steady shearing is the most informative measurement, it is not practical due to experiential artifacts. We characterized the rheology of these inks with oscillatory measurements, described the deformation response with a constitutive model, and translated the information from oscillatory testing to steady shearing. The novel constitutive model is a generalization of the Oldroyd-B model using a shear-rate-dependent viscosity following Herschel Bulkley. The model parameters were estimated by non-linear least-squares fitting. The constitutive model successfully predicted the sample response at large deformations and the steady-shear flow response, such as those encountered in 3D food printing. The applicability of the methodology can be extended for different materials that are challenging to characterize. We explored methods to measure the rheological properties of paste-like materials prone to edge fracture, aiming for an accurate description of their response under processing.
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spelling doaj-art-79ee6e44815f43fc94cee1bbb2b4465a2025-08-20T02:24:15ZengDe GruyterApplied Rheology1617-81062025-05-013511061985610.1515/arh-2025-0042Understanding the large deformation response of paste-like 3D food printing inksBugday Yagmur0Alicke Alexandra1Anderson Patrick2van der Sman Ruud3Processing and Performance, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, NetherlandsProcessing and Performance, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, NetherlandsProcessing and Performance, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, NetherlandsFood Process Engineering, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, NetherlandsExtrusion-based three-dimensional (3D) food printing is an emerging technique, relying crucially on the rheological behavior of the ink for success. This study aims to understand the rheological properties of the paste-like 3D food printing inks near the processing conditions. Experimental artifacts, particularly the edge fracture at high deformations, are a common challenge when working with pastes. While steady shearing is the most informative measurement, it is not practical due to experiential artifacts. We characterized the rheology of these inks with oscillatory measurements, described the deformation response with a constitutive model, and translated the information from oscillatory testing to steady shearing. The novel constitutive model is a generalization of the Oldroyd-B model using a shear-rate-dependent viscosity following Herschel Bulkley. The model parameters were estimated by non-linear least-squares fitting. The constitutive model successfully predicted the sample response at large deformations and the steady-shear flow response, such as those encountered in 3D food printing. The applicability of the methodology can be extended for different materials that are challenging to characterize. We explored methods to measure the rheological properties of paste-like materials prone to edge fracture, aiming for an accurate description of their response under processing.https://doi.org/10.1515/arh-2025-0042paste rheologynon-linear viscoelasticity3d food-printingconstitutive modeling
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Understanding the large deformation response of paste-like 3D food printing inks
Applied Rheology
paste rheology
non-linear viscoelasticity
3d food-printing
constitutive modeling
title Understanding the large deformation response of paste-like 3D food printing inks
title_full Understanding the large deformation response of paste-like 3D food printing inks
title_fullStr Understanding the large deformation response of paste-like 3D food printing inks
title_full_unstemmed Understanding the large deformation response of paste-like 3D food printing inks
title_short Understanding the large deformation response of paste-like 3D food printing inks
title_sort understanding the large deformation response of paste like 3d food printing inks
topic paste rheology
non-linear viscoelasticity
3d food-printing
constitutive modeling
url https://doi.org/10.1515/arh-2025-0042
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