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US 11,780,989 B2Granted
Optically active build materials for 3D printing
Assignee3D Systems, Inc.
InventorsMehrgan Khavari, Khalil Moussa, Scott Broce
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Abstract
Build materials for 3D printing applications are described herein which, in some embodiments, comprise a dye component operable to alter spectral characteristics of the printed part over the course of the build cycle. In some embodiments, for example, the dye component can provide desirable light penetration depth during article printing and sufficient optical clarity during final light curing processes.
Claims24
A method of printing a three-dimensional article comprising:
- providing a polymerizable liquid comprising:
- a monomeric photocurable material, an oligomeric photocurable material, or mixtures thereof;
- a photoinitiator component;
- and
- a dye component;
- and
- photocuring the polymerizable liquid to form the article, the article satisfying the relation
- T
- a
- T
- c
- ≥
- 0
- .
- 7
-
- 5
- where Ta and Tc are maximum transmittance values from 400-500 nm for the article and a dyeless control article, respectively.
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A method of printing a three-dimensional article comprising:
- providing a polymerizable liquid comprising:
- a monomeric photocurable material, an oligomeric photocurable material, or mixtures thereof;
- a photoinitiator component;
- and
- a dye component;
- and
- photocuring the polymerizable liquid to form the article, wherein the dye component comprises a dye of formula I:
- wherein R1-R8 are independently selected from the group consisting or hydrogen, alkyl, and —OR9 wherein R9 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, alkyl-aryl and aryl-alkyl.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.