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US 10,369,557 B2Granted
Three-dimensional printed objects for chemical reaction control
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsScott B. King, Brandon M. Kobilka, Joseph Kuczynski, Jason T. Wertz
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Abstract
An article of manufacture includes a three-dimensional (3D) printed object for chemical reaction control. The 3D printed object includes a chemical reactant to be released to control a chemical reaction according to a chemical reactant release profile. The chemical reactant release profile is determined based on a shape of the 3D printed object.
Claims7
A process of forming a three-dimensional (3D) printed object for chemical reaction control, the process comprising:
- determining, by a processor, for a chemical reaction to be performed according to a specific set of reaction parameters, a chemical reactant release profile for one or more chemical reactants to be released to control the chemical reaction, wherein the chemical reactant release profile indicates a concentration level of each of the one or more chemical reactants;
- determining a shape of a three-dimensional (3D) object to release the one or more chemical reactants according to the chemical reactant release profile, wherein the shape of the 3D object includes one or more arms, each of the one or more arms being at least one of the one or more chemical reactants;
- generating chemical reactant 3D printing instructions corresponding to the shape of the 3D object;
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- utilizing a 3D printer to form a 3D printed object according to the chemical reactant 3D printing instructions, the 3D printed object including the one or more chemical reactants to be released to control the chemical reaction according to the chemical reactant release profile.
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A computer-implemented method comprising:
- determining, by a processor, for a chemical reaction to be performed according to a specific set of reaction parameters, a chemical reactant release profile for one or more chemical reactants to be released to control the chemical reaction, wherein the chemical reactant release profile indicates a concentration level of each of the one or more chemical reactants;
- determining a shape of a three-dimensional (3D) object to release the one or more chemical reactants according to the chemical reactant release profile, wherein the shape of the 3D object includes one or more arms, each of the one or more arms being at least one of the one or more chemical reactants;
- generating chemical reactant 3D printing instructions corresponding to the shape of the 3D object, the chemical reactant 3D printing instructions to be utilized to form a 3D printed object that includes the one or more chemical reactants to be released to control the chemical reaction according to the chemical reactant release profile;
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- utilizing a 3D printer to form the 3D printed object according to the chemical reactant 3D printing instructions, wherein the 3D printer includes a 6-axis 3D printer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.