TY - GEN
T1 - CONTINUOUS STEREOLITHOGRAPHY 3D PRINTING OF MULTI-NETWORK HYDROGELS IN TRIPLY PERIODIC MINIMAL STRUCTURES (TPMS) WITH TUNABLE MECHANICAL STRENGTH FOR ENERGY ABSORPTION
AU - Guo, Zipeng
AU - Yang, Ruizhe
AU - Liu, Jun
AU - Armstrong, Jason
AU - Zhao, Ruogang
AU - Zhou, Chi
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2022 by ASME.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - A fast additive manufacturing (AM) protocol to fabricate multi-network hydrogels is reported in this work. The gas-permeable PDMS film creates a polymerization-inhibition zone, facilitating the continuous stereolithography (SLA) 3D printing of hydrogels. The fabricated multi-bonding network integrates the rigid covalent bonding and the tough ionic bonding. The elastic modulus and strength could be effectively tuned by varying the ratio between the covalent and ionic bonding networks to fulfill various loading conditions. The printed triply periodic minimal structures (TPMS) hydrogels demonstrated high compressibility for up to 80% recoverable strain. Moreover, the dried TPMS hydrogels show novel energy absorption properties. We fabricated uniform and gradient hydrogels and compared their energy absorption capability. The anisotropy and quasi-isotropy behavior of TPMS structures were analyzed using simulation studies, providing insights into designing and controlling the TPMS structures for energy absorption. The results showed that the gradient TPMS hydrogels are preferable energy absorbers and have potential applications in impact resistance and absorption.
AB - A fast additive manufacturing (AM) protocol to fabricate multi-network hydrogels is reported in this work. The gas-permeable PDMS film creates a polymerization-inhibition zone, facilitating the continuous stereolithography (SLA) 3D printing of hydrogels. The fabricated multi-bonding network integrates the rigid covalent bonding and the tough ionic bonding. The elastic modulus and strength could be effectively tuned by varying the ratio between the covalent and ionic bonding networks to fulfill various loading conditions. The printed triply periodic minimal structures (TPMS) hydrogels demonstrated high compressibility for up to 80% recoverable strain. Moreover, the dried TPMS hydrogels show novel energy absorption properties. We fabricated uniform and gradient hydrogels and compared their energy absorption capability. The anisotropy and quasi-isotropy behavior of TPMS structures were analyzed using simulation studies, providing insights into designing and controlling the TPMS structures for energy absorption. The results showed that the gradient TPMS hydrogels are preferable energy absorbers and have potential applications in impact resistance and absorption.
KW - Additive manufacturing
KW - Continuous stereolithography printing
KW - Energy absorption
KW - Functional gradient TPMS
KW - Multi-network hydrogels
KW - Triply periodic minimal structures
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85148447501
U2 - 10.1115/IMECE2022-95806
DO - 10.1115/IMECE2022-95806
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85148447501
T3 - ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE)
BT - Advanced Materials
PB - American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
T2 - ASME 2022 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2022
Y2 - 30 October 2022 through 3 November 2022
ER -