A Review of Vat Photopolymerization Technology: Materials, Applications, Challenges, and Future Trends of 3D Printing
Additive manufacturing (3D printing) has significantly changed the prototyping process in terms of technology, construction, materials, and their multiphysical properties. Among the most popular 3D printing techniques is vat photopolymerization, in which ultraviolet (UV) light is deployed to form ch...
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| author | Marek Pagac Jiri Hajnys Quoc-Phu Ma Lukas Jancar Jan Jansa Petr Stefek Jakub Mesicek |
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| description | Additive manufacturing (3D printing) has significantly changed the prototyping process in terms of technology, construction, materials, and their multiphysical properties. Among the most popular 3D printing techniques is vat photopolymerization, in which ultraviolet (UV) light is deployed to form chains between molecules of liquid light-curable resin, crosslink them, and as a result, solidify the resin. In this manuscript, three photopolymerization technologies, namely, stereolithography (SLA), digital light processing (DLP), and continuous digital light processing (CDLP), are reviewed. Additionally, the after-cured mechanical properties of light-curable resin materials are listed, along with a number of case studies showing their applications in practice. The manuscript aims at providing an overview and future trend of the photopolymerization technology to inspire the readers to engage in further research in this field, especially regarding developing new materials and mathematical models for microrods and bionic structures. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ac24a6f90b2149c893f3c68115773a702023-12-11T17:20:13ZengMDPI AGPolymers2073-43602021-02-0113459810.3390/polym13040598A Review of Vat Photopolymerization Technology: Materials, Applications, Challenges, and Future Trends of 3D PrintingMarek Pagac0Jiri Hajnys1Quoc-Phu Ma2Lukas Jancar3Jan Jansa4Petr Stefek5Jakub Mesicek6Center of 3D Printing Protolab, Department of Machining, Assembly and Engineering Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, VSB-TU Ostrava, 17. listopadu 2172/15, 708 00 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech RepublicCenter of 3D Printing Protolab, Department of Machining, Assembly and Engineering Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, VSB-TU Ostrava, 17. listopadu 2172/15, 708 00 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech RepublicCenter of 3D Printing Protolab, Department of Machining, Assembly and Engineering Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, VSB-TU Ostrava, 17. listopadu 2172/15, 708 00 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech RepublicCenter of 3D Printing Protolab, Department of Machining, Assembly and Engineering Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, VSB-TU Ostrava, 17. listopadu 2172/15, 708 00 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech RepublicCenter of 3D Printing Protolab, Department of Machining, Assembly and Engineering Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, VSB-TU Ostrava, 17. listopadu 2172/15, 708 00 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech RepublicCenter of 3D Printing Protolab, Department of Machining, Assembly and Engineering Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, VSB-TU Ostrava, 17. listopadu 2172/15, 708 00 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech RepublicCenter of 3D Printing Protolab, Department of Machining, Assembly and Engineering Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, VSB-TU Ostrava, 17. listopadu 2172/15, 708 00 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech RepublicAdditive manufacturing (3D printing) has significantly changed the prototyping process in terms of technology, construction, materials, and their multiphysical properties. Among the most popular 3D printing techniques is vat photopolymerization, in which ultraviolet (UV) light is deployed to form chains between molecules of liquid light-curable resin, crosslink them, and as a result, solidify the resin. In this manuscript, three photopolymerization technologies, namely, stereolithography (SLA), digital light processing (DLP), and continuous digital light processing (CDLP), are reviewed. Additionally, the after-cured mechanical properties of light-curable resin materials are listed, along with a number of case studies showing their applications in practice. The manuscript aims at providing an overview and future trend of the photopolymerization technology to inspire the readers to engage in further research in this field, especially regarding developing new materials and mathematical models for microrods and bionic structures.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/13/4/598vat photopolymerizationSLADLPCDLPCLIP |
| spellingShingle | Marek Pagac Jiri Hajnys Quoc-Phu Ma Lukas Jancar Jan Jansa Petr Stefek Jakub Mesicek A Review of Vat Photopolymerization Technology: Materials, Applications, Challenges, and Future Trends of 3D Printing Polymers vat photopolymerization SLA DLP CDLP CLIP |
| title | A Review of Vat Photopolymerization Technology: Materials, Applications, Challenges, and Future Trends of 3D Printing |
| title_full | A Review of Vat Photopolymerization Technology: Materials, Applications, Challenges, and Future Trends of 3D Printing |
| title_fullStr | A Review of Vat Photopolymerization Technology: Materials, Applications, Challenges, and Future Trends of 3D Printing |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Review of Vat Photopolymerization Technology: Materials, Applications, Challenges, and Future Trends of 3D Printing |
| title_short | A Review of Vat Photopolymerization Technology: Materials, Applications, Challenges, and Future Trends of 3D Printing |
| title_sort | review of vat photopolymerization technology materials applications challenges and future trends of 3d printing |
| topic | vat photopolymerization SLA DLP CDLP CLIP |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/13/4/598 |
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