A Super-Tough Plant Oil Based Elastomer for UV-Light Assisted 3D Printed Soft Robotics and Shape-Memory
Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2024
Maksims Jurinovs, Agnija Ritere, Sergejs Gaidukovs, Anda Gromova, Oskars Platnieks

Bio-based plant oil-derived elastomers are an attractive alternative to petroleum polymers due to a growing demand for flexible, high-strain materials in the 3D printable soft robotics field. So far, such solutions have been limited to slow and labor-demanding molding techniques, making them unable to achieve high design flexibility and exceptional resolution. Herein, we present a vat photopolymerization 3D printable and easily tailorable plant oil acrylate-based system with a bio-based carbon content ranging from 62% to 80%. By targeting the tuning of macromolecular design and post-processing conditions, a broad mechanical and functional contrast from soft and stretchable elastomers, with up to 180% elongation, to hard and ductile shape-memory polymers, is realized in 3D-printed parts. To further demonstrate the capability of the developed materials, we created a fully 3D-printed soft robotic actuator capable of fast and delicate movement. The proposed approach enables 3D printing of sustainable, high-resolution structures with targeted mechanical properties for application in various advanced fields.


Atslēgas vārdi
3D printing, Elastomers, bio-based, Polymers, shape-memory
DOI
10.1039/d4ta02218a
Hipersaite
https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2024/ta/d4ta02218a

Jurinovs, M., Ritere, A., Gaidukovs, S., Gromova, A., Platnieks, O. A Super-Tough Plant Oil Based Elastomer for UV-Light Assisted 3D Printed Soft Robotics and Shape-Memory. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2024, No. 27, 16569.-16582.lpp. ISSN 2050-7526. e-ISSN 2050-7534. Pieejams: doi:10.1039/d4ta02218a

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