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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2021
University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc., Gainesville, FL (US);
Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Alberto Fernandez-Nieves, Suwanee, GA (US);
Thomas Ettor Angelini, Gainesville, FL (US);
Ya-Wen Chang, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Samantha M. Marquez, New Haven, CT (US);
University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc., Gainesville, FL (US);
Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A method or apparatus for three-dimensionally printing. The method may comprise causing a phase change in a region of the first material by applying focused energy to the region using a focused energy source, and displacing the first material with a second material. The apparatus may comprise a container configured to hold a first material, a focused energy source configured to cause a phase change in a region of the first material by applying focused energy to the region, and an injector configured to displace the first material with a second material. The first material may comprise a yield stress material, which is a material exhibiting Herschel-Bulkley behavior. The yield stress material may comprise a soft granular gel. The second material may comprise one or more cells.