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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025

Filed:

Dec. 10, 2021
Applicant:

Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore, SG;

Inventors:

Michinao Hashimoto, Singapore, SG;

Rahul Karyappa, Singapore, SG;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/118 (2017.01); B29C 64/106 (2017.01); B29C 64/40 (2017.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); C09D 11/033 (2014.01); C09D 11/10 (2014.01); C09D 11/54 (2014.01); B29K 1/00 (2006.01); B29K 25/00 (2006.01); B29K 55/02 (2006.01); B29K 67/00 (2006.01); B29K 77/00 (2006.01); B29K 401/00 (2006.01); B29K 503/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/106 (2017.08); C09D 11/033 (2013.01); C09D 11/10 (2013.01); C09D 11/54 (2013.01); B29K 2001/08 (2013.01); B29K 2001/12 (2013.01); B29K 2001/14 (2013.01); B29K 2023/06 (2013.01); B29K 2025/06 (2013.01); B29K 2055/02 (2013.01); B29K 2067/00 (2013.01); B29K 2067/046 (2013.01); B29K 2077/00 (2013.01); B29K 2401/00 (2013.01); B29K 2403/00 (2013.01); B29K 2503/08 (2013.01);
Abstract

Herein disclosed is a method of printing a 3D freeform structure in an embedding medium. The method includes providing an ink composition in a nozzle, wherein the ink composition includes a thermoplastic, a non-thermoplastic, a thermally degradable polymer, and/or a thermosensitive polymer, dissolved in a solvent; dispensing the ink composition through a nozzle into the embedding medium to precipitate a printed structure from the ink composition, wherein the ink composition exits from the nozzle directly in the embedding medium; and maintaining the printed structure in the embedding medium until the immersion precipitation is completed for forming the 3D freeform structure. A system operable to carry out the method is also disclosed. The system includes a syringe coupled to a nozzle.


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