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Title: On the additive manufacturing (3D printing) of viscoelastic materials and flow behavior: From composites to food manufacturing

Abstract

Additive manufacturing (AM) or more commonly known as 3D-printing has gained much ground in industrial manufacturing because of its breakthrough in rapid prototyping and processes. To date, the 3D-printing market has grown significantly and is poised for growth in line with digitization of manufacturing. Furthermore, the main objective of this review article focuses on the viscoelastic behavior (viscous solution) of 3D printing materials at ambient conditions, which are not essentially under melt-flow or higher temperatures. The initial section reviews the basic concepts on viscosity and viscoelastic phenomenon, with emphasis on the preferred conditions a viscous material should have prior to 3D-printing. Several examples of structures formed from viscoelastic materials through 3D-printing are also detailed, as well as the various curing techniques for different printed objects or models. While there is much interest on industrial applications, the last part surveys various food formulations used for 3D-printing.

Authors:
 [1]; ORCiD logo [2];  [3];  [3];  [4];  [5];  [6];  [7]
  1. Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland, OH (United States); Univ. of San Carlos, Cebu (Philippines). BioProcess Engineering and Research Center
  2. Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland, OH (United States); Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS)
  3. Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland, OH (United States)
  4. Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland, OH (United States); Adamson Univ., Manila (Philippines)
  5. Univ. of San Carlos, Cebu (Philippines). BioProcess Engineering and Research Center
  6. Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States). Joint Inst. for Advanced Materials
  7. Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland, OH (United States); Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States). Joint Inst. for Advanced Materials; Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
OSTI Identifier:
1820759
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC05-00OR22725
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Additive Manufacturing
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 45; Journal Issue: 9; Journal ID: ISSN 2214-8604
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 3D-printing; Viscoelasticity; Viscous solution; Curing methods; Food fabrication

Citation Formats

Siacor, Francis C., Chen, Qiyi, Zhao, Jia Yu, Han, Lu, Valino, Arnaldo D., Taboada, Evelyn B., Caldona, Eugene B., and Advincula, Rigoberto C. On the additive manufacturing (3D printing) of viscoelastic materials and flow behavior: From composites to food manufacturing. United States: N. p., 2021. Web. doi:10.1016/j.addma.2021.102043.
Siacor, Francis C., Chen, Qiyi, Zhao, Jia Yu, Han, Lu, Valino, Arnaldo D., Taboada, Evelyn B., Caldona, Eugene B., & Advincula, Rigoberto C. On the additive manufacturing (3D printing) of viscoelastic materials and flow behavior: From composites to food manufacturing. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2021.102043
Siacor, Francis C., Chen, Qiyi, Zhao, Jia Yu, Han, Lu, Valino, Arnaldo D., Taboada, Evelyn B., Caldona, Eugene B., and Advincula, Rigoberto C. Sun . "On the additive manufacturing (3D printing) of viscoelastic materials and flow behavior: From composites to food manufacturing". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2021.102043. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1820759.
@article{osti_1820759,
title = {On the additive manufacturing (3D printing) of viscoelastic materials and flow behavior: From composites to food manufacturing},
author = {Siacor, Francis C. and Chen, Qiyi and Zhao, Jia Yu and Han, Lu and Valino, Arnaldo D. and Taboada, Evelyn B. and Caldona, Eugene B. and Advincula, Rigoberto C.},
abstractNote = {Additive manufacturing (AM) or more commonly known as 3D-printing has gained much ground in industrial manufacturing because of its breakthrough in rapid prototyping and processes. To date, the 3D-printing market has grown significantly and is poised for growth in line with digitization of manufacturing. Furthermore, the main objective of this review article focuses on the viscoelastic behavior (viscous solution) of 3D printing materials at ambient conditions, which are not essentially under melt-flow or higher temperatures. The initial section reviews the basic concepts on viscosity and viscoelastic phenomenon, with emphasis on the preferred conditions a viscous material should have prior to 3D-printing. Several examples of structures formed from viscoelastic materials through 3D-printing are also detailed, as well as the various curing techniques for different printed objects or models. While there is much interest on industrial applications, the last part surveys various food formulations used for 3D-printing.},
doi = {10.1016/j.addma.2021.102043},
journal = {Additive Manufacturing},
number = 9,
volume = 45,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun May 23 00:00:00 EDT 2021},
month = {Sun May 23 00:00:00 EDT 2021}
}

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