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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2008
Three-dimensional printing material system with improved color, article performance, and ease of use
Amir Alam, Milwaukee, WI (US);
James F. Bredt, Watertown, MA (US);
Nanette Clark, North Andover, MA (US);
Mary Flynn, Littleton, MA (US);
Jean Sprauer, Jamaica Plain, MA (US);
Derek X. Williams, Berwick, ME (US);
Amir Alam, Milwaukee, WI (US);
James F. Bredt, Watertown, MA (US);
Nanette Clark, North Andover, MA (US);
Mary Flynn, Littleton, MA (US);
Jean Sprauer, Jamaica Plain, MA (US);
Derek X. Williams, Berwick, ME (US);
3D Systems, Inc., Rock Hill, SC (US);
Abstract
A materials system and methods are provided to enable the formation of articles by three dimensional printing. The materials system includes particulate mixtures having a whitening agent and a solid particulate additive comprising an acid, the latter adapted for modifying a cure rate of an infiltrant. The materials system also includes aqueous fluids including optical brightening agents.