Controlling mechanical properties of 3D printed polymer composites through photoinduced reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization
Xiaobing Shi, Jin Zhang, Nathaniel Corrigan, Cyrille Boyer
Abstract
Reversible addition–fragmentation chain-transfer (RAFT) polymerization has been exploited to design silica-nanoparticle-incorporated photocurable resins for 3D printing of materials with enhanced mechanical properties and complex structures.
Topics & Concepts
Chain transferRaftReversible addition−fragmentation chain-transfer polymerizationPolymerizationFragmentation (computing)PolymerMaterials scienceComposite materialPolymer chemistryChemical engineeringRadical polymerizationOperating systemEngineeringComputer scienceAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationPhotopolymerization techniques and applicationsInnovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation