Melt electrowriting of poly(vinylidene difluoride) using a heated collector
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- Previous research on the melt electrowriting (MEW) of poly(vinylidene difluoride) (PVDF) resulted in electroactive fibers, however, printing more than five layers is challenging. Here, we investigate the influence of a heated collector to adjust the solidification rate of the PVDF jet so that it adheres sufficiently to each layer. A collector temperature of 110°C is required to improve fiber processing, resulting in a total of 20 fiber layers. For higher temperatures and higher layers, an interesting phenomenon occurred, where the intersectionPrevious research on the melt electrowriting (MEW) of poly(vinylidene difluoride) (PVDF) resulted in electroactive fibers, however, printing more than five layers is challenging. Here, we investigate the influence of a heated collector to adjust the solidification rate of the PVDF jet so that it adheres sufficiently to each layer. A collector temperature of 110°C is required to improve fiber processing, resulting in a total of 20 fiber layers. For higher temperatures and higher layers, an interesting phenomenon occurred, where the intersection points of the fibers coalesced into periodic spheres of diameter 206 ± 52 μm (26G, 150°C collector temperature, 2000 mm/min, 10 layers in x- and y-direction).The heated collector is an important component of a MEW printer that allows polymers with a high melting point to be processable with increased layers.…
Author: | Juliane C. Kade, Paul F. Otto, Robert Luxenhofer, Paul D. Dalton |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-318493 |
Document Type: | Journal article |
Faculties: | Medizinische Fakultät / Abteilung für Funktionswerkstoffe der Medizin und der Zahnheilkunde |
Language: | English |
Parent Title (English): | Polymers for Advanced Technologies |
ISSN: | 1042-7147 |
Year of Completion: | 2021 |
Volume: | 32 |
Issue: | 12 |
First Page: | 4951 |
Last Page: | 4955 |
Source: | Polymers for Advanced Technologies 2021, 32(12):4951–4955. DOI: 10.1002/pat.5463 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1002/pat.5463 |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | 6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 61 Medizin und Gesundheit / 610 Medizin und Gesundheit |
Tag: | additive manufacturing; electroactive; melt electrowriting; polymer processing |
Release Date: | 2023/07/06 |
Licence (German): | CC BY: Creative-Commons-Lizenz: Namensnennung 4.0 International |