From Dielectric to Electro-Responsive Thermoplastics: An Approach Based on Electro-Thermal Reorientation and Charged Gas Activation
Merve Gul, Adrian Fontana-Escartín, Marc Arnau, Jordi Sans, Sonia Lanzalaco, Elaine Armelin, Enrica Chiesa, Ida Genta, Maria M. Pérez-Madrigal, Carlos Alemán · 2024
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Description
Merve Gul and co-authors show how to turn common 3D-printed plastics from electrical insulators into electro-responsive materials, without mixing in conductive fillers. Their recipe has two steps. First, an electro-thermal process reorients the polymer chains. Second, a charged gas treatment activates the surface. The method was developed on printed polylactic acid, then extended to polypropylene and PETG prints.
A battery of tools confirmed what each step does. The heat-and-field step mainly raised crystallinity, the ordered share of the material. The charged gas step oxidized carbon-oxygen bonds at the surface, which reshaped the surface texture and how water wets it. Spectra, diffraction, microscopy, and contact angle tests all agreed. A post-print treatment that wakes them up electrically could give cheap printed objects a second life as sensors or smart components.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Merve Gul, Adrian Fontana-Escartín, Marc Arnau, Jordi Sans, Sonia Lanzalaco, Elaine Armelin, Enrica Chiesa, Ida Genta, Maria M. Pérez-Madrigal, Carlos Alemán |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 40 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |