Multi-material microstereolithography using a palette with multicolor photocurable resins
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Taiki Maruyama; Hotaka Hirata; Shoji Maruo; Taichi Furukawa
- Source
- Optical Materials Express. 10:2522
- Subject
- Laser scattering
Materials science
Absorption spectroscopy
business.industry
Multi material
3d model
02 engineering and technology
021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology
01 natural sciences
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
010309 optics
Palette (painting)
Optical sensing
0103 physical sciences
Optoelectronics
0210 nano-technology
business
Laser beams
Laser light
- Language
- ISSN
- 2159-3930
A multi-material microstereolithography system in which multiple photocurable resins are stored on a single glass palette was developed to produce multicolor three-dimensional (3D) models. Multiple photocurable resins with different colors are replaced by moving a linear translational X-stage that supports the glass palette. A Z-stage moves radially to remove the air bubbles that adhere around the 3D model when replacing the resins. The uncurable resin was washed out by sequentially immersing the 3D structure in two tanks containing a cleaning solvent. This makes it possible to produce multicolor 3D models without contaminating the resins and air bubbles.