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ReviewPolymers2022

A Review of Multi-Material 3D Printing of Functional Materials via Vat Photopolymerization.

Usman Shaukat, Elisabeth Rossegger, Sandra Schlögl

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Review in Polymers, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 54 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

54 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. 3D printable tough hydrogel actuators.Materials horizons · 2026
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  5. Computational approaches in bioprinting processes.Nature reviews bioengineering · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Usman ShaukatPolymer Competence Center Leoben GmbH, Roseggerstrasse 12, 8700 Leoben, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-9880-5311
Elisabeth RosseggerPolymer Competence Center Leoben GmbH, Roseggerstrasse 12, 8700 Leoben, Austria.
Sandra SchlöglPolymer Competence Center Leoben GmbH, Roseggerstrasse 12, 8700 Leoben, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-2840-9700

Funding

Austrian Research Promotion Agency 21647048European Union 860108
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Additive manufacturing or 3D printing of materials is a prominent process technology which involves the fabrication of materials layer-by-layer or point-by-point in a subsequent manner. With recent advancements in additive manufacturing, the technology has excited a great potential for extension of simple designs to complex multi-material geometries. Vat photopolymerization is a subdivision of additive manufacturing which possesses many attractive features, including excellent printing resolution, high dimensional accuracy, low-cost manufacturing, and the ability to spatially control the material properties. However, the technology is currently limited by design strategies, material chemistries, and equipment limitations. This review aims to provide readers with a comprehensive comparison of different additive manufacturing technologies along with detailed knowledge on advances in multi-material vat photopolymerization technologies. Furthermore, we describe popular material chemistries both from the past and more recently, along with future prospects to address the material-related limitations of vat photopolymerization. Examples of the impressive multi-material capabilities inspired by nature which are applicable today in multiple areas of life are briefly presented in the applications section. Finally, we describe our point of view on the future prospects of 3D printed multi-material structures as well as on the way forward towards promising further advancements in vat photopolymerization.

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3D printingcationic polymerizationchain-growthgrayscale printingmultimaterialsorthogonal networksstep-growthvat photopolymerization

Identifiers

PMID35746024
PMCPMC9227803

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