Silicones added with nano-sized alumina particles are already known as starting materials for phase pure mullite ceramics, synthesized at quite low temperatures. The present paper deals with a fundamental upgrade, based on a novel suspension-emulsion concept, for the easy fabrication of highly porous lattice structures. An aqueous suspension of γ-Al2O3 nanoparticles in water was first distributed as emulsion within an “oily phase,” consisting of a silicone/acrylates blend, with the help of a surfactant. The mixture was later employed to fabricate highly porous structures (∼80% open porosity), by direct ink writing, that is, an extrusion-based 3D printing technology requiring specific rheological behavior of the feedstock ink. Finally, the structures were rapidly stabilized through a photo-polymerization step (configuring a form of “hybrid” direct ink writing). The presence of water also allowed the application of a freeze-curing procedure, for a second series of samples. The abundant w...
3D-printed porous mullite lattice structures by hybrid direct ink writing of silicone suspension-emulsions
Diamanti V.;Elsayed H.;Bernardo E.
2025
Abstract
Silicones added with nano-sized alumina particles are already known as starting materials for phase pure mullite ceramics, synthesized at quite low temperatures. The present paper deals with a fundamental upgrade, based on a novel suspension-emulsion concept, for the easy fabrication of highly porous lattice structures. An aqueous suspension of γ-Al2O3 nanoparticles in water was first distributed as emulsion within an “oily phase,” consisting of a silicone/acrylates blend, with the help of a surfactant. The mixture was later employed to fabricate highly porous structures (∼80% open porosity), by direct ink writing, that is, an extrusion-based 3D printing technology requiring specific rheological behavior of the feedstock ink. Finally, the structures were rapidly stabilized through a photo-polymerization step (configuring a form of “hybrid” direct ink writing). The presence of water also allowed the application of a freeze-curing procedure, for a second series of samples. The abundant w...File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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