Development of novel mechanical evaluation method for practical use of ionic liquid gel and freeforming by 3D printer

我们专注于利用离子液体开发用于3D打印技术的软纳米复合材料和凝胶材料。由导电填料（例如碳纳米管/纤维、石墨烯和金属纳米线）组成的导电纳米复合材料由于其在机器人、触觉传感器和微电化学系统领域的潜在应用而成为3D打印技术中最热门的话题之一。IL-MWCNT导电纳米复合材料丝已经开发并通过熔融丝制造印刷工艺沿着其材料表征和用于柔性电子器件的柔性电路的3D制造的演示。为了制备在固体电解质领域具有潜在应用的3D可打印凝胶材料，我们利用离子液体介质中的硫醇-烯反应体系，通过立体光刻工艺成功地打印了3D凝胶物体。硫醇烯化学的研究为我们开发适合于聚合物电解质开发和传感应用的多孔聚合物开辟了道路。

We have focused on developing soft nanocomposites and gel materials utilizing ILs for 3D printing technology. Conductive nanocomposites composed of conductive fillers (e.g. carbon nanotubes/fibers, graphene and metallic nanowires) are one of the most trending topics in 3D printing technology due to their potential application in the field of robotics, tactile sensors, and microelectrochemical systems. IL-MWCNT conductive nanocomposite filaments have been developed and printed via fused filament fabrication printing process along with their material characterization and demonstration of 3D fabrication of flexible circuit for flexible electronics. For fabrication 3D printable gel materials that havr potential applications in the field of solid electrolytes, we utilized thiol-ene reaction system in ionic liquid medium and successfully printed 3D gel object via stereolithographic process. The research of thiol-ene chemistry has paved the way to our new research topic of porous polymer that are suitable for polymer electrolyte development and in sensing applications.