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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2021
Applicant:
The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL (US);
Inventor:
Qiang Huang, Tuscaloosa, AL (US);
Assignee:
The Board of Trustees of The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C25D 1/00 (2006.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); C25D 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C25D 1/003 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); C25D 15/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems for producing a three-dimensional structure using electrochemical additive manufacturing are described herein. The methods can comprise injecting a growth control solution into an electrolyte comprising a metal salt to form a growth control region and applying an electric potential to a working electrode to thereby form a layer of metal at a location defined by the growth control region. The injecting and applying steps of the methods can be repeated for form the three-dimensional structure on a layer-by-layer basis.