Advanced Additive Manufacturing of Structurally‐Colored Architectures

Direct ink writing (DIW) stands out as a facile additive manufacturing method, minimizing material waste. Nonetheless, developing homogeneous Bingham inks with high yield stress and swift liquid‐to‐solid transitions for versatile 3D printing remains a challenge. In this study, high‐performance Bingh...

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Published in:Advanced materials (Weinheim) 2024-03, Vol.36 (9), p.e2307917-n/a
Main Authors: Kim, Jong Bin, Lee, Hwan‐Young, Chae, Changju, Lee, Su Yeon, Kim, Shin‐Hyun
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
3D printing
Additive manufacturing
colloidal gels
Colloids
Composite structures
Inks
Manufacturing
Production methods
Resins
Rheological properties
Shear flow
Solvation
structural colors
Three dimensional printing
Yield strength
Yield stress
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Summary:Direct ink writing (DIW) stands out as a facile additive manufacturing method, minimizing material waste. Nonetheless, developing homogeneous Bingham inks with high yield stress and swift liquid‐to‐solid transitions for versatile 3D printing remains a challenge. In this study, high‐performance Bingham inks are formulated by destabilizing silica particle suspensions in acrylate‐based resin. A colloidal network forms in the shear‐free state through interparticle attraction, achieved by disrupting the solvation layer of large resin molecules using polar molecules. The network is highly dense, with evenly distributed linkage strength as monodisperse particles undergo gelation at an ultra‐high fraction. Crucially, the strength is calibrated to ensure a sufficiently large yield stress, while still allowing the network to reversibly melt under shear flow. The inks immediately undergo a liquid‐to‐solid transition upon discharge, while maintaining fluidity without nozzle clogging. The dense colloidal networks develop structural colors due to the short‐range order. This enables the rapid and sophisticated drawing of structurally‐colored 3D structures, relying solely on rheological properties. Moreover, the printed composite structures exhibit high mechanical stability due to the presence of the colloidal network, which expands the range of potential applications. High‐yield stress colloidal inks for 3D printing of structurally‐colored objects are created through destabilization of ultra‐stable silica suspensions with polar molecules. These inks form dense, uniform colloidal networks and swiftly transition from liquid to solid upon nozzle discharge, facilitating rapid, shrinkage‐free printing. The resulting prints display structural colors and enhanced mechanical properties due to the dense network.
ISSN:0935-9648
1521-4095
DOI:10.1002/adma.202307917