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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2017
University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated, Gainesville, FL (US);
Thomas Ettor Angelini, Gainesville, FL (US);
Brent S. Sumerlin, Gainesville, FL (US);
Christopher S. O'Bryan, Gainesville, FL (US);
Wallace Gregory Sawyer, Gainesville, FL (US);
Tapomoy Bhattacharjee, Gainesville, FL (US);
University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc., Gainesville, FL (US);
Abstract
An organic microgel system as support material for 3D printing of soft materials such as silicone and methods for manufacturing and using the organic microgel system are disclosed. In some embodiments, the organic microgel system comprises a plurality of microgel particles formed by blending a di-block copolymer and a tri-block copolymer in an organic solvent. The organic microgel system may allow high precision 3D printing of silicone objects with complex shapes.