Method for manufacturing a three-dimensional object and apparatus for conducting said method
AssigneeExaddon AG
InventorsJanos Vörös, Tomaso Zambelli, Luca Hirt, Stephan Ihle
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Abstract
A method for manufacturing a three-dimensional object comprises the steps of (a) bringing at least one nozzle in a first position close to a surface of a substrate, (b) delivering through said at least one nozzle at least one reactant to said surface, (c) effecting a solid forming reaction of said at least one delivered reactant such that said at least one delivered reactant undergoes a transition to become a growing solid deposit on said surface under said at least one nozzle, and (d) detecting an interaction of said growing solid deposit with said at least one nozzle.
Claims13
An electrodeposition method for manufacturing a three-dimensional object, comprising the steps of:
- a. providing an apparatus comprising at least one nozzle, a substrate having a surface, an electrolyte bath covering the surface, a potentiostat including a working electrode, a reference electrode and/or a counter electrode, and a hollow cantilever including the at least one nozzle, wherein the working electrode is electrically connected to the surface, the reference electrode and/or counter electrode are immersed in the electrolyte bath and positioned between the at least one nozzle and the surface, the at least one nozzle fluidly connected to a reservoir containing at least one reactant, and the at least one nozzle is immersed in the electrolyte bath and moveable over the surface of the substrate;
- b. bringing said at least one nozzle in a first position close to said surface of said substrate;
- c. delivering through said at least one nozzle said at least one reactant to said surface;
- d. after the step of delivering, electrodepositing a solid deposit using said at least one delivered reactant on said surface under said at least one nozzle;
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- e. detecting an interaction of said growing solid deposit with said at least one nozzle.
An electrodeposition method for manufacturing a three-dimensional object, comprising the steps of:
- a. within an electrolyte bath, bringing at least one nozzle in a first position close to a surface of a substrate;
- b. delivering through the at least one nozzle at least one reactant to the surface;
- c. after the step of delivering, electrodepositing a solid deposit using the at least one delivered reactant on the surface under the at least one nozzle;
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- d. detecting an interaction of the growing solid deposit with the at least one nozzle,
- wherein the electrodepositing is effected by a potential applied to the surface by a working electrode and at least one additional electrode that is immersed in the electrolyte bath,
- wherein the at least one nozzle is provided within a tip of a hollow cantilever, and
- wherein the at least one additional electrode is a counter electrode that is positioned between the at least one nozzle and the surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.