Multi-material 4D printing employing stimuli-responsive polymer composites using vat photopolymerization
Vat photopolymerization presents a versatile platform for realising intricate 4D printed structures with dynamic functionalities. This study examines the use of the vat photopolymerization technique for 4D printing employing stimuli-responsive polymers via a novel multi-material printing approach. A...
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| description | Vat photopolymerization presents a versatile platform for realising intricate 4D printed structures with dynamic functionalities. This study examines the use of the vat photopolymerization technique for 4D printing employing stimuli-responsive polymers via a novel multi-material printing approach. As a potential application, the feasibility of printing encryptions with distinct layers comprising different responsive materials is explored, enabling activation through a combination of two or three stimuli. High-resolution structures with well-defined interfaces between the materials can be realised by leveraging the precision and versatility of vat photopolymerization. Shape-memory polymer-based 4D printed encryption exhibits selective activation when exposed to specific thermal (40 °C) and UV-light stimuli (405 nm), showing potential for advanced information storage, anti-counterfeiting, and camouflage writing applications. These findings highlight the capability of the proposed approach using vat photopolymerization to fabricate complex, stimulus-responsive constructs, fostering innovative applications in adaptive systems and smart devices. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b2e5997018214de3ba2fd9ba1dc5a53b2024-12-31T15:56:18ZengTaylor & Francis GroupVirtual and Physical Prototyping1745-27591745-27672025-12-0120110.1080/17452759.2024.2444576Multi-material 4D printing employing stimuli-responsive polymer composites using vat photopolymerizationFahad Alam0Nazek El-Atab1Materials Science and Engineering Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi ArabiaElectrical and Computer Engineering, Computer, Electrical, and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi ArabiaVat photopolymerization presents a versatile platform for realising intricate 4D printed structures with dynamic functionalities. This study examines the use of the vat photopolymerization technique for 4D printing employing stimuli-responsive polymers via a novel multi-material printing approach. As a potential application, the feasibility of printing encryptions with distinct layers comprising different responsive materials is explored, enabling activation through a combination of two or three stimuli. High-resolution structures with well-defined interfaces between the materials can be realised by leveraging the precision and versatility of vat photopolymerization. Shape-memory polymer-based 4D printed encryption exhibits selective activation when exposed to specific thermal (40 °C) and UV-light stimuli (405 nm), showing potential for advanced information storage, anti-counterfeiting, and camouflage writing applications. These findings highlight the capability of the proposed approach using vat photopolymerization to fabricate complex, stimulus-responsive constructs, fostering innovative applications in adaptive systems and smart devices.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/17452759.2024.2444576Multi-materials4D printingshape-memory polymerstimuli-responsivepolymer compositesvat-photopolymerization |
| spellingShingle | Fahad Alam Nazek El-Atab Multi-material 4D printing employing stimuli-responsive polymer composites using vat photopolymerization Virtual and Physical Prototyping Multi-materials 4D printing shape-memory polymer stimuli-responsive polymer composites vat-photopolymerization |
| title | Multi-material 4D printing employing stimuli-responsive polymer composites using vat photopolymerization |
| title_full | Multi-material 4D printing employing stimuli-responsive polymer composites using vat photopolymerization |
| title_fullStr | Multi-material 4D printing employing stimuli-responsive polymer composites using vat photopolymerization |
| title_full_unstemmed | Multi-material 4D printing employing stimuli-responsive polymer composites using vat photopolymerization |
| title_short | Multi-material 4D printing employing stimuli-responsive polymer composites using vat photopolymerization |
| title_sort | multi material 4d printing employing stimuli responsive polymer composites using vat photopolymerization |
| topic | Multi-materials 4D printing shape-memory polymer stimuli-responsive polymer composites vat-photopolymerization |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/17452759.2024.2444576 |
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