3D Printing of Cantilever-Type Microstructures by Stereolithography of Ferromagnetic Photopolymers
3D Printing of Cantilever-Type Microstructures by Stereolithography of Ferromagnetic Photopolymers
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DOI:
10.1021/acsami.6b08880
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发表时间:
2016-10-05
影响因子:
9.5
通讯作者:
Turri, Stefano
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作者:
Credi, Caterina;Fiorese, Alessandro;Turri, Stefano
In the present work, prototypes of polymeric cantilever-based magnetic microstructures were fabricated by means of stereolithography (SL). To this end, a UV-curable system suitable for high-resolution SL-processing was formulated by blending a bifunctional acrylic monomer with photoinitiator and visible dye whose content was tuned to tailor resin SL sensitivity. Subsequently, to confer ferromagnetic properties to the photopolymer, two different strategies were implemented. A two-step approach involved selective deposition of a metal layer on photopolymer SL-cured surfaces through an electroless plating process. On the other hand, SL-processable ferromagnetically responsive nanocomposites (FRCs) were obtained by directly loading magnetite nanoparticles within the photopolymer matrix. In order to achieve high-printing resolution, resin SL sensitivities were studied as a function of the various additives contents. Photocalorimetric analyses were also performed to investigate the photopolymer conversion efficiency upon light exposure. High-performing formulations were characterized by reduced penetration depth (