3D printing of soft robotic systems

TJ Wallin, J Pikul, RF Shepherd - Nature Reviews Materials, 2018 - nature.com
Soft robots are capable of mimicking the complex motion of animals. Soft robotic systems are
defined by their compliance, which allows for continuous and often responsive localized …

Polymer design for 3D printing elastomers: recent advances in structure, properties, and printing

J Herzberger, JM Sirrine, CB Williams… - Progress in Polymer …, 2019 - Elsevier
Elastomers are a unique and important class of polymers that enjoy applications in virtually
every industry, including healthcare, aerospace, automotive, and apparel. However, due to …

Vat photopolymerization 3D printing of transparent, mechanically robust, and self-healing polyurethane elastomers for tailored wearable sensors

S Peng, N Thirunavukkarasu, J Chen, X Zheng… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
As flexible sensors are soft and prone to damage in practical applications, stretchable
conductors with self-healing capacity can extend their service life. However, existing vat …

3D printing mechanically robust and transparent polyurethane elastomers for stretchable electronic sensors

S Peng, Y Li, L Wu, J Zhong, Z Weng… - … applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Advanced stretchable electronic sensors with a complex structure place higher requirements
on the mechanical properties and manufacturing process of the stretchable substrate …

Structure-property relationship of silane-modified polyurethane: A review

N Karna, GM Joshi, ST Mhaske - Progress in Organic Coatings, 2023 - Elsevier
Polyurethanes (PUs) belong to a class of engineering materials with a wide range of
applications, primarily based on their unique structure-property relationship. The tailoring of …

Progress in photocurable 3D printing of photosensitive polyurethane: a review

J Fei, Y Rong, L Zhu, H Li, X Zhang, Y Lu… - Macromolecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, as a class of advanced additive manufacturing (AM) technology,
photocurable 3D printing has gained increasing attention. Based on its outstanding printing …

3D/4D printing of polyurethanes by vat photopolymerization

J Mauriello, R Maury, Y Guillaneuf… - Advanced Materials …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Vat photopolymerization relies on the light‐induced polymerization of liquid photopolymer to
produce the targeted structure. Among all the polymers prepared by vat …

3D scaffolding of fast photocurable polyurethane for soft tissue engineering by stereolithography: Influence of materials and geometry on growth of fibroblast cells

A Farzan, S Borandeh, NZ Ezazi, S Lipponen… - European Polymer …, 2020 - Elsevier
Tissue engineering can benefit from the availability of three-dimensional (3D) printing
technologies that make it possible to produce scaffolds with complex geometry. Chemical …

SLA-3d printing and compressive strength of PEGDA/nHAP biomaterials

Q Chen, B Zou, Q Lai, K Zhu - Ceramics International, 2022 - Elsevier
Herein, poly (ethylene glycol) diacrylate (PEGDA)/nanohydroxyapatite (nHAP) biomaterials
were prepared by stereolithography (SLA), rendering optimal compressive strength. PEGDA …

[HTML][HTML] 3D printing of mechanically robust MXene-encapsulated polyurethane elastomer

Y Li, S Peng, RK Kankala, L Wu, AZ Chen… - Composites Part A …, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite the advantages and success in many fields, most elastomers currently fail to meet
specific application requirements owing to their poor mechanical properties and limitations …