Chemical Approaches to Diversifying the 3D Printing Ecosystem

Our research team focuses on discovering and developing new chemistry for additive manufacturing that can be integrated with cutting-edge engineering technologies. We place emphasis on: 1) incorporation of functional materials, particularly those that respond via conversion of mechanical force into chemical reactivity; 2) expansion of the materials space available for AM; and 3) selective multi-material printing from “all-in-one” mixed-resin vats. As a representative example, we will discuss progress toward simultaneous photo-radical/photo-cationic printing mechanisms for production of multimaterial parts.