3D printable light-responsive polymers
Materials Horizons2017Vol. 4(3), pp. 396–401
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Ignazio Roppolo, Annalisa Chiappone, Angelo Angelini, Stefano Stassi, Francesca Frascella, Candido Fabrizio Pirri, Carlo Ricciardi, Emiliano Descrovi
Abstract
New photo-curable polymers suitable for 3D printing are here provided, exhibiting a mechanical light-responsivity upon laser irradiation. Azobenzene moieties are employed both as a dye component in the 3DP and as active groups, providing photo-mechanical responsivity. The incorporation of azobenzene units into polymeric matrices allows a reversible and controllable change of the Young's modulus of 3D printed micrometric structures.
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