Laser-Based 3D Printer for Thermally Cured Polymer Devices with Micron Resolution

Abstract

The major goals of this project where the construction of an additive manufacturing printer that could leverage both pulsed and continuous laser light for both optically-induced and photothermally promoted reactions. We have successfully built this printer, and it now resides as a shared instrument within the chemistry building in the department of chemistry at Penn State. The printer primarily uses CW light and can work with or without a syringe to deliver material to the point of illumination.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 07, 2021
Accession Number
AD1196855

Entities

People

  • Benjamin J. Lear
  • Lauren D Zarzar
  • Michael A. Hickner

Organizations

  • Pennsylvania State University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Additive Manufacturing
  • Additives (Chemicals)
  • Assembly
  • Chemistry
  • Construction
  • Fabrication
  • Illumination
  • Information Operations
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Optical Instruments
  • Pennsylvania
  • Standards
  • Students
  • Technology Transfer
  • Universities

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Research Science/Academic Research

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy