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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2020
University of Tennessee Research Foundation, Knoxville, TN (US);
Brett Gibson Compton, Knoxville, TN (US);
Samantha Maness, Knoxville, TN (US);
Robert Pack, Knoxville, TN (US);
Madeline Wimmer, Maryville, TN (US);
University of Tennessee Research Foundation, Knoxville, TN (US);
Abstract
An ink formulation for additive manufacturing of low density syntactic foams is described. The ink formulation can include a thermoset resin, a curing agent suitable for use with the thermoset resin, a plurality of hollow spheres, such as glass microballoons, one or more solvents, and one or more non-hollow, viscosity modifying filler. Also described are a method of preparing the ink formulation, a method of preparing three-dimensional objects comprising low density syntactic foams, and the three-dimensional objects prepared thereby.