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ArticleNature communications2024

Vapor-induced phase-separation-enabled versatile direct ink writing.

Marc Sole-Gras, Bing Ren, Benjamin J Ryder, Jinqun Ge, Jinge Huang, Wenxuan Chai, Jun Yin, Gerhard E Fuchs, Guoan Wang, Xiuping Jiang and 1 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
4.9field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Recyclable Photopolymers for Sustainable 3D Printing.Polymer science & technology (Washington, D.C.) · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Marc Sole-GrasDepartment of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0613-3766
Bing RenDepartment of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Benjamin J RyderDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5258-1375
Jinqun GeDepartment of Electrical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA.
Jinge HuangDepartment of Food, Nutrition, and Packaging Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA.
Wenxuan ChaiDepartment of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Jun YinSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1937-6812
Gerhard E FuchsDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Guoan WangDepartment of Electrical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA.
Xiuping JiangDepartment of Food, Nutrition, and Packaging Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA.
Yong HuangDepartment of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA. yongh@ufl.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4691-7370
University of Florida · USClemson University · USUniversity of South Carolina · USZhejiang University · CN

Funding

National Science Foundation (NSF) 2315811U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) DE-SC0023389
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Versatile printing of polymers, metals, and composites always calls for simple, economic approaches. Here we present an approach to three-dimensional (3D) printing of polymeric, metallic, and composite materials at room conditions, based on the polymeric vapor-induced phase separation (VIPS) process. During VIPS 3D printing (VIPS-3DP), a dissolved polymer-based ink is deposited in an environment where nebulized non-solvent is present, inducing the low-volatility solvent to be extracted from the filament in a controllable manner due to its higher chemical affinity with the non-solvent used. The polymeric phase is hardened in situ as a result of the induced phase separation process. The low volatility of the solvent enables its reclamation after the printing process, significantly reducing its environmental footprint. We first demonstrate the use of VIPS-3DP for polymer printing, showcasing its potential in printing intricate structures. We further extend VIPS-3DP to the deposition of polymer-based metallic inks or composite powder-laden polymeric inks, which become metallic parts or composites after a thermal cycle is applied. Furthermore, spatially tunable porous structures and functionally graded parts are printed by using the printing path to set the inter-filament porosity as well as an inorganic space-holder as an intra-filament porogen.

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PMID38594271
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