3d printing device, and method for preparing 3d printed structure

Abstract

Disclosed are a 3D printing device, and a method for preparing a 3D printed structure. The device comprises a curing system, and a curing pattern player, a flat curing surface with de-wettability, and a receiving base capable of moving upwards and away from the flat curing surface, with same being successively arranged above the curing system, wherein a curing medium provided by the curing system passes through the curing pattern, so that ink between the flat curing surface and the receiving base is cured.

1 . A 3D printing device, wherein the device comprises:
 a curing system;   a curing pattern player;   a flat curing surface with de-wettability; and   a receiving base capable of moving upwards and away from the flat curing surface;   the curing pattern player, the flat curing surface, and the receiving base being successively arranged above the curing system;   wherein:
 the flat curing surface is able to place ink droplets; and 
 the curing pattern player is able to project curing patterns that reflect different structural layers of a target 3D printing structure, whereby a curing medium provided by the curing system passes through the curing pattern, so that the ink droplets between the flat curing surface and the receiving base are cured. 
   
     
     
         2 . The 3D printing device of  claim 1 , wherein the 3D printing device further comprises a movement system which is coupled to the receiving base for moving upwards the receiving base. 
     
     
         3 . The 3D printing device of  claim 1 , wherein the 3D printing device further comprises a computer for controlling the curing pattern player to project the curing pattern. 
     
     
         4 . The 3D printing device of  claim 1 , wherein the curing system comprises one or more of a light-initiated curing device, a thermally initiated curing device and an electrically initiated curing device. 
     
     
         5 . A method of producing a 3D printed structure with the device of  claim 1 , the method comprising the following steps:
 (A) placing ink droplets on a surface of the flat curing surface with de-wettability, and passing the receiving base through the ink droplets such that the lower end surface of the receiving base is brought into proximity with the flat curing surface;   (B) arranging the curing pattern player to project a curing pattern, a curing medium provided by the curing system passes through the curing pattern, so that the ink droplets filled between the flat curing surface and the receiving base are cured, in order to form a cured layer with the curing pattern;   (C) moving upwards the receiving base, causing the curing pattern player to project the curing patterns that reflect the different structural layers of a target 3D printed structure, and repeating the curing process in step (B), thereby forming a 3D printed structure through a layer-by-layer growth.   
     
     
         6 . The method according to  claim 5 , wherein the adhesion of the cured layer to the flat curing surface is less than 20 kPa. 
     
     
         7 . The method according to  claim 5 , wherein a speed of moving the receiving substrate up is the product of a speed of playing the curing pattern and a thickness of the curing layer, a switching speed of the curing pattern is 1-20 sheets/sec, and a thickness of the cured layer is 1-20 microns/layer. 
     
     
         8 . The method according to  claim 5 , wherein a dynamic contact angle between the ink droplets and the flat curing surface is <30°. 
     
     
         9 . The method according to  claim 5 , wherein the curing comprises one or more of photocuring, thermal curing and electric curing. 
     
     
         10 . The method according to  claim 5 , wherein:
 the ink droplets are one or more selected from the group consisting of a liquid ink containing free ions, a photo-curable resin, a thermosetting resin and a liquid metal;   the free ions are one or more selected from the group consisting of metal ions, inorganic ions and organic ions, and the liquid ink is an aqueous solution, a non-aqueous solution or a molten salt;   the photosensitive wavelength of the photocurable resin is between 200 nm and 1000 nm;   the thermosetting resin has a heat-sensitive temperature within a range of 30° C.-1,500° C.; and   the liquid metal is one or more of liquid Bi, liquid Sn, liquid Pb, liquid In, and liquid Ga.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the adhesion of the cured layer to the flat curing surface is less than 15 kPa. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the adhesive force between the cured layer and the flat curing surface is less than 10 kPa. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the switching speed of the curing pattern is within a range of 1-5 layer/s, and the thickness of the cured layer is within a range of 5-10 μm/layer. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the dynamic contact angle between the ink droplets and the flat curing surface is less than or equal to 20°. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the dynamic contact angle between the ink droplets and the flat curing surface is less than or equal to 10°. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein:
 the photo-curing has a light emission wavelength within a range of 300-450 nm;   a curing temperature of the thermal curing is within a range of 30° C.-300° C.; and   conditions of the electrical curing comprise either static electricity with a touch discharge voltage within a range of 8-20 kV, or static electricity with an air discharge voltage within a range of 15-30 kV.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein:
 the free ions are one or more selected from the group consisting of gold ions, silver ions, copper ions and iron ions;   the photo-curable resin has a photosensitive wavelength within a range of 300-450 nm; and   the thermosetting resin has a heat-sensitive temperature within a range of 30° C.-300° C.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein:
 the photo-curable resin is one or more selected from the group consisting of polymethyl methacrylate, polyacrylic resin, epoxy acrylic resin, polyurethane acrylic resin, polyester acrylic resin, polyether acrylic resin, phenolic resin, a pre-polymer of acrylonitrile-butadiene styrene copolymer, silicone hydrogel resin, allyl resin and vinyl resin; and   the thermosetting resin is one or more selected from the group consisting of polymethyl methacrylate, polyacrylic resin, epoxy resin, epoxy acrylic resin, polyurethane acrylic resin, polyester acrylic resin, polyether acrylic resin, phenolic resin, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene resin, silicone hydrogel resin, allyl resin and vinyl resin.