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Multimaterial magnetically assisted 3D printing of composite materials

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  • Dimitri Kokkinis

    (Complex Materials, ETH Zürich)

  • Manuel Schaffner

    (Complex Materials, ETH Zürich)

  • André R. Studart

    (Complex Materials, ETH Zürich)

Abstract

3D printing has become commonplace for the manufacturing of objects with unusual geometries. Recent developments that enabled printing of multiple materials indicate that the technology can potentially offer a much wider design space beyond unusual shaping. Here we show that a new dimension in this design space can be exploited through the control of the orientation of anisotropic particles used as building blocks during a direct ink-writing process. Particle orientation control is demonstrated by applying low magnetic fields on deposited inks pre-loaded with magnetized stiff platelets. Multimaterial dispensers and a two-component mixing unit provide additional control over the local composition of the printed material. The five-dimensional design space covered by the proposed multimaterial magnetically assisted 3D printing platform (MM-3D printing) opens the way towards the manufacturing of functional heterogeneous materials with exquisite microstructural features thus far only accessible by biological materials grown in nature.

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  • Dimitri Kokkinis & Manuel Schaffner & André R. Studart, 2015. "Multimaterial magnetically assisted 3D printing of composite materials," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 6(1), pages 1-10, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:6:y:2015:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms9643
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms9643
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