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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Additive Manufacturing
Glass Science

Background:

Traditional glass manufacturing limits design complexity and material composition.
Existing 3D printing methods for glass have low resolution and restricted chemical diversity.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a digital light-processing 3D printing platform for oxide glasses.
To overcome limitations of current 3D printed glass technologies regarding resolution and composition.

Main Methods:

Utilizing photopolymerization-induced phase separation of hybrid resins.
Employing a digital light-processing 3D printing platform.
Fabricating glass parts with controlled multiscale porosity and dense multicomponent compositions.

Main Results:

Achieved complex glass shapes with high spatial resolution.
Enabled multi-oxide chemical compositions in 3D printed glass.
Demonstrated fabrication of both porous and transparent dense glasses with arbitrary geometry.

Conclusions:

The developed 3D printing platform offers a paradigm shift in glass design and manufacturing.
This technology opens opportunities for exploring novel glass functionalities.
The platform is suitable for diverse applications in technology, science, and art.