TY - JOUR
T1 - Direct 4D printing of ceramics driven by hydrogel dehydration
AU - Wang, Rong
AU - Yuan, Chao
AU - Cheng, Jianxiang
AU - He, Xiangnan
AU - Ye, Haitao
AU - Jian, Bingcong
AU - Li, Honggeng
AU - Bai, Jiaming
AU - Ge, Qi
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - 4D printing technology combines 3D printing and stimulus-responsive materials, enabling construction of complex 3D objects efficiently. However, unlike smart soft materials, 4D printing of ceramics is a great challenge due to the extremely weak deformability of ceramics. Here, we report a feasible and efficient manufacturing and design approach to realize direct 4D printing of ceramics. Photocurable ceramic elastomer slurry and hydrogel precursor are developed for the fabrication of hydrogel-ceramic laminates via multimaterial digital light processing 3D printing. Flat patterned laminates evolve into complex 3D structures driven by hydrogel dehydration, and then turn into pure ceramics after sintering. Considering the dehydration-induced deformation and sintering-induced shape retraction, we develop a theoretical model to calculate the curvatures of bent laminate and sintered ceramic part. Then, we build a design flow for direct 4D printing of various complex ceramic objects. This approach opens a new avenue for the development of ceramic 4D printing technology. © 2024, The Author(s).
AB - 4D printing technology combines 3D printing and stimulus-responsive materials, enabling construction of complex 3D objects efficiently. However, unlike smart soft materials, 4D printing of ceramics is a great challenge due to the extremely weak deformability of ceramics. Here, we report a feasible and efficient manufacturing and design approach to realize direct 4D printing of ceramics. Photocurable ceramic elastomer slurry and hydrogel precursor are developed for the fabrication of hydrogel-ceramic laminates via multimaterial digital light processing 3D printing. Flat patterned laminates evolve into complex 3D structures driven by hydrogel dehydration, and then turn into pure ceramics after sintering. Considering the dehydration-induced deformation and sintering-induced shape retraction, we develop a theoretical model to calculate the curvatures of bent laminate and sintered ceramic part. Then, we build a design flow for direct 4D printing of various complex ceramic objects. This approach opens a new avenue for the development of ceramic 4D printing technology. © 2024, The Author(s).
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U2 - 10.1038/s41467-024-45039-y
DO - 10.1038/s41467-024-45039-y
M3 - RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal
C2 - 38272972
SN - 2041-1723
VL - 15
JO - Nature Communications
JF - Nature Communications
M1 - 758
ER -
