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ArticleNature protocols2016

3D printing of versatile reactionware for chemical synthesis.

Philip J Kitson, Stefan Glatzel, Wei Chen, Chang-Gen Lin, Yu-Fei Song, Leroy Cronin

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Article in Nature protocols, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 52 papers.

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52 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Philip J KitsonInternational Research Centre for Soft Matter, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, P. R. China.
Stefan GlatzelWestCHEM, School of Chemistry, The University of Glasgow, University Avenue, Glasgow, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0744-0135
Wei ChenState Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, P. R. China.
Chang-Gen LinInternational Research Centre for Soft Matter, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, P. R. China.
Yu-Fei SongInternational Research Centre for Soft Matter, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, P. R. China.
Leroy CroninInternational Research Centre for Soft Matter, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, P. R. China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In recent decades, 3D printing (also known as additive manufacturing) techniques have moved beyond their traditional applications in the fields of industrial manufacturing and prototyping to increasingly find roles in scientific research contexts, such as synthetic chemistry. We present a general approach for the production of bespoke chemical reactors, termed reactionware, using two different approaches to extrusion-based 3D printing. This protocol describes the printing of an inert polypropylene (PP) architecture with the concurrent printing of soft material catalyst composites, using two different 3D printer setups. The steps of the PROCEDURE describe the design and preparation of a 3D digital model of the desired reactionware device and the preparation of this model for use with fused deposition modeling (FDM) type 3D printers. The protocol then further describes the preparation of composite catalyst-silicone materials for incorporation into the 3D-printed device and the steps required to fabricate a reactionware device. This combined approach allows versatility in the design and use of reactionware based on the specific needs of the experimental user. To illustrate this, we present a detailed procedure for the production of one such reactionware device that will result in the production of a sealed reactor capable of effecting a multistep organic synthesis. Depending on the design time of the 3D model, and including time for curing and drying of materials, this procedure can be completed in ∼3 d.

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Printing, Three-DimensionalChemistry Techniques, SyntheticEquipment DesignPolypropylenesPolypropylenes

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PMID27077333

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