XPRINT (DFM.AD004.142)

Thematic area

Physical sciences and technologies of matter

Project area

Structure responsible for the research project

Institute of nanoscience (NANO)

Project manager

ANDREA CAMPOSEO
Phone number: 0832298207
Email: andra.camposeo@nano.cnr.it

Abstract

This project aims at developing four-dimensional printing of new adaptive systems, namely printing of complex, three-dimensional polymer objects embedding functional compounds and able to change or adapt their physical properties responding to environmental stimuli. Additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects relies on depositing or curing materials in a layer-by-layer fashion, starting from computer assisted design. These technologies have rapidly evolved from laboratory research to commercially available desktop systems, with costs decreasing continuously. Notwithstanding such astonishing progress, the potentialities of three-dimensional printing are still poorly exploited in terms of both materials and process resolution. This project will shed new light on the fundamental aspects of three-dimensional polymerization, thus establishing new process design rules and predictive tools for printing resolution.

Goals

This project will shed new light on the fundamental aspects of three-dimensional polymerization, thus establishing new process design rules and predictive tools for printing resolution. It will also specifically engineer additive manufacturing for printing materials embedding active compounds, thus leading to real four-dimensional objects, namely structures that have three-dimensional features and time-changing physical properties at the same time. The operation of the adaptive components will be based on their nonlinear response.

Start date of activity

01/09/2016

Keywords

Three-dimensional (3D) printing, adaptive materials, additive manufacturing

Last update: 09/12/2023