Design of a Waterborne Polyurethane–Urea Ink for Direct Ink Writing 3D Printing
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Part
2.1. Materials
2.2. Synthesis of the WBPUU Inks
2.3. DIW 3D Printing of Prepared Inks
2.4. Characterization
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Ink | Calculated Solid Content (wt%) |
---|---|
WBPUU27 | 27 |
WBPUU29 | 29 |
WBPUU32 | 32 |
WBPUU36 | 36 |
WBPUU46 | 46 |
System | Yield Point (Pa) | Flow Point (Pa) | FTI | Herschel–Bulkley Model | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K Index | N Index | R2 | ||||
WBPUU27 | 17 | 282 | 16 | 72 | 0.24 | 0.97 |
WBPUU29 | 44 | 562 | 13 | 177 | 0.15 | 0.92 |
WBPUU32 | 195 | 1755 | 9 | 238 | 0.14 | 0.84 |
WBPUU36 | 354 | 2608 | 7 | 303 | 0.37 | 0.98 |
WBPUU46 | 921 | 2857 | 3 | 1032 | 0.20 | 0.94 |
System | Storage Modulus (Pa) | Loss Modulus (Pa) | Complex Modulus (Pa) | Tan δ | Structure Recovery (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
WBPUU27 | 206 | 106 | 231 | 0.52 | 63 |
WBPUU29 | 1033 | 296 | 1075 | 0.29 | 84 |
WBPUU32 | 1618 | 359 | 1657 | 0.22 | 83 |
WBPUU36 | 9966 | 1865 | 10,139 | 0.19 | 40 |
WBPUU46 | 38,738 | 6630 | 39,301 | 0.17 | - |
System | Dimensions of Printed Pieces (mm) | Integrity Factor | |||
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l1 | l2 | b1 | a | ||
CAD model | 45 | 15 | 7.50 | 1.2 | - |
WBPUU27 | 45.10 ± 0.03 | 15.01 ± 0.01 | 7.55 ± 0.02 | 0.93 ± 0.02 | 0.78 ± 0.05 |
WBPUU29 | 45.03 ± 0.01 | 15.01 ± 0.01 | 7.53 ± 0.01 | 1.02 ± 0.03 | 0.85 ± 0.02 |
WBPUU32 | 44.99 ± 0.01 | 15.00 ± 0.00 | 7.50 ± 0.01 | 1.19 ± 0.01 | 0.98 ± 0.01 |
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Vadillo, J.; Larraza, I.; Calvo-Correas, T.; Gabilondo, N.; Derail, C.; Eceiza, A. Design of a Waterborne Polyurethane–Urea Ink for Direct Ink Writing 3D Printing. Materials 2021, 14, 3287. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14123287
Vadillo J, Larraza I, Calvo-Correas T, Gabilondo N, Derail C, Eceiza A. Design of a Waterborne Polyurethane–Urea Ink for Direct Ink Writing 3D Printing. Materials. 2021; 14(12):3287. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14123287
Chicago/Turabian StyleVadillo, Julen, Izaskun Larraza, Tamara Calvo-Correas, Nagore Gabilondo, Christophe Derail, and Arantxa Eceiza. 2021. "Design of a Waterborne Polyurethane–Urea Ink for Direct Ink Writing 3D Printing" Materials 14, no. 12: 3287. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14123287