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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2021
Board of Regents, the University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are photocurable compositions and methods of use thereof. The photocurable compositions comprise: a (co)monomer; a photosensitizer having an absorption hand, wherein at least a portion of the absorption band is located at one or more wavelength from 400 nm to 1400 nm, and wherein the photosensitizer comprises a xanthene, a squaraine, a boron-dipyrromethene, a cyanine, a porphyrin, or a combination thereof; an acceptor co-initiator comprising a diphenyliodonium salt; and a donor co-initiator comprising a borate salt. The photocurable compositions optionally further comprise a crosslinker, an opacifier, a solvent, an oxygen scavenger, a radical scavenger, or a combination thereof. Also disclosed herein are methods of forming a (co)polymer from the photocurable compositions disclosed herein, methods of forming an object via additive manufacturing using the photocurable compositions disclosed herein, articles of manufacture comprising a cured product of the photocurable compositions disclosed herein, and methods of use thereof.