New silicone 3D printing technology

According to BioValley, a research team at the University of Florida in the United States has developed a new silicone 3D printing technology for ultra-low interfacial tension additive manufacturing (AMULIT), which can be used to print personalized implants to implant physiological structural models for patients. This material is made of silicone oil lotion, which can ignore the interfacial tension of silicone based ink to print silica gel with high resolution, create micro structural features with a diameter as small as 8 microns, print the precise model of patients' cerebral blood vessels and functional heart valve models, and have the same elasticity and durability as traditional molding. This study is expected to overcome challenges such as interfacial tension and damage defects, making it possible to develop and apply advanced brick based technology in the field of healthcare.