Additively manufacturing bio-based conductive shape memory polymer macostructure parts with highly ordered microstructures

An additive manufacturing method for producing a part or a product, comprising:

• providing an additive manufacturing substrate;
• positioning an additive manufacturing print head in operative position relative to said additive manufacturing substrate;
• providing bio-based shape memory polymer additive manufacturing material in said additive manufacturing print head;
• and
• using an additive manufacturing control system to provide movement of said additive manufacturing print head relative to said additive manufacturing substrate and to extrude said bio-based shape memory polymer additive manufacturing material from said additive manufacturing print head onto said additive manufacturing substrate to form the part or product
• wherein said bio-based shape memory polymer additive manufacturing material includes components of shape memory polymer material and bio-based material and
• wherein said step of providing bio-based shape memory polymer additive manufacturing material in said additive manufacturing print head comprises the steps of
• adding carbon nano fibers fillers to epoxidized soy bean oil and Bisphenol A diglycidyl ether thermoset base resin to from an intermediate material,
• adding acetone to said intermediate material,
• sonicating said intermediate material,
• mixing said intermediate material,
• drying said intermediate material, and
• degassing said intermediate material.