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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2018
Dow Silicones Corporation, Midland, MI (US);
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jeffrey Plott, Algonac, MI (US);
Herschel Henry Reese, Midland, MI (US);
Albert J. Shih, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Xiaoqing Tian, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Hongjun Wang, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Bizhong Zhu, Midland, MI (US);
Dow Silicones Corporation, Midland, MI (US);
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of forming a porous three-dimensional (3D) is disclosed. The method comprises (I) printing a first composition on a substrate () with the nozzle () of the apparatus () to form at least one first filament () comprising the first composition, (II) selectively controlling the distance and/or the speed such that the at least one first filament coils on the substrate to give a first layer on the substrate, the first layer comprising a coiled filament, optionally repeating steps I) and II) with independently selected composition(s) for any additional layer(s), and (III) exposing the layer(s) to a solidification condition. A porous three-dimensional (3D) article formed in accordance with the method is also disclosed.