Synthesis and Characterisation of 4D-Printed NVCL-co-DEGDA Resin Using Stereolithography 3D Printing
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Preparation of NVCL-co-DEGDA Resin
2.3. Attenuated Total Reflectance–Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
2.4. Differential Scanning Calorimetry
2.5. Pulsatile Swelling Studies
2.6. Gel Fraction
2.7. Goniometry
2.8. Recrystallisation Test
3. Results
3.1. Preparation of NVCL-co-DEGDA Resin
3.2. Recrystallisation Test
3.3. Attenuated Total Reflectance Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
3.4. Differential Scanning Calorimetry
3.5. Pulstatile Swelling Studies
3.6. Gel Fraction Measurement
3.7. Goniometry
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Material | Chemical Structures |
---|---|
N-vinylcaprolatam (NVCL) | |
Diphenyl(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl) phosphine oxide (TPO) | |
Vinylacetate (VAc) | |
Di(ethylene glycol) diacrylate (DEGDA) |
CODE | Formulation | Photoinitiator | Monomer | Crosslinker | Comonomer |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
TPO (wt%) | NVCL (wt%) | DEGDA (wt%) | VAc (wt%) | ||
V1 | P(NVCL95-DEGDA5) | 2 | 95 | 5 | -- |
V2 | P(NVCL90-DEGDA10) | 2 | 90 | 10 | -- |
V3 | P(NVCL80-DEGDA20) | 2 | 80 | 20 | -- |
V4 | P(NVCL70-DEGDA30) | 2 | 70 | 30 | -- |
V5 | P(NVCL60-DEGDA40) | 2 | 60 | 40 | -- |
V6 | P(NVCL70-DEGDA10-VAc20) | 2 | 70 | 10 | 20 |
Sample | Wavelength (cm−1) | Functional Group |
---|---|---|
Monomers | ||
DEGDA | 1720 | C=O |
1637 | C–C | |
1185 | C–O | |
VAc | 1647 | C=O |
1759 | C–H | |
NVCL | 2930, 2860 | C–H |
1656 | C=O | |
1620 | C=C | |
1260 | C–N | |
3D printed Samples | ||
PNVCL/DEGDA (V1–V5) | 1473–1350 | C–H |
1710–1730 | C=O | |
PNVCL/DEGDA/VAc (V6) | 2854 | C–H |
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Halligan, E.; Tie, B.S.H.; Colbert, D.M.; Alsaadi, M.; Zhuo, S.; Keane, G.; Geever, L.M. Synthesis and Characterisation of 4D-Printed NVCL-co-DEGDA Resin Using Stereolithography 3D Printing. Macromol 2024, 4, 150-164. https://doi.org/10.3390/macromol4010008
Halligan E, Tie BSH, Colbert DM, Alsaadi M, Zhuo S, Keane G, Geever LM. Synthesis and Characterisation of 4D-Printed NVCL-co-DEGDA Resin Using Stereolithography 3D Printing. Macromol. 2024; 4(1):150-164. https://doi.org/10.3390/macromol4010008
Chicago/Turabian StyleHalligan, Elaine, Billy Shu Hieng Tie, Declan Mary Colbert, Mohamad Alsaadi, Shuo Zhuo, Gavin Keane, and Luke M. Geever. 2024. "Synthesis and Characterisation of 4D-Printed NVCL-co-DEGDA Resin Using Stereolithography 3D Printing" Macromol 4, no. 1: 150-164. https://doi.org/10.3390/macromol4010008