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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2020
Applicant:
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
Inventors:
David A. Walker, Evanston, IL (US);
James L. Hedrick, III, Evanston, IL (US);
Chad A. Mirkin, Wilmette, IL (US);
Assignee:
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, Evanston, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/129 (2017.01); B29C 64/307 (2017.01); B29C 64/357 (2017.01); B29C 64/364 (2017.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B33Y 40/00 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/129 (2017.08); B29C 64/307 (2017.08); B29C 64/357 (2017.08); B29C 64/364 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 40/00 (2014.12);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus comprising a dewetting material and a polymerization liquid that are immiscible and dewetting, and can be used for the formation of three-dimensional objects, wherein the method does not require a dead zone. Additionally, methods and apparatus that employ the use of a flowing dewetting material to provide a shearing interface to reduce interfacial adhesive forces.