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High-resolution 3D printing creates complex transparent nanoporous glass objects. This advanced technique enables facile functionalization for diverse applications.

Keywords:
DLPhybrid oligomer inkhydrophobic modificationmulti-componentphotoluminescencetransparent nanoporous glasses

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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Nanotechnology
  • Additive Manufacturing

Background:

  • Traditional glass fabrication methods struggle with complex geometries and high resolution.
  • Existing particle-based or fused glass technologies have limitations in creating intricate structures.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a high-resolution 3D printing method for fabricating transparent nanoporous glass.
  • To demonstrate the creation of complex, multi-component glass objects with controlled nanoporosity.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized transparent photo-curable sol-gel printing compositions.
  • Employed digital light processing (DLP) technology for 3D printing.
  • Sintered the printed glass objects to achieve desired properties.

Main Results:

  • Successfully fabricated multi-component (binary, ternary, quaternary) nanoporous glass objects with complex shapes and high spatial resolution.
  • Achieved uniform nanopores (≈6.04 nm diameter) in Al2O3-SiO2 based glasses, resulting in high visible light transmittance (>95%).
  • Demonstrated post-functionalization capabilities, including photoluminescence and hydrophobic modification, due to high surface area.

Conclusions:

  • This work extends the capabilities of 3D printing to the fabrication of transparent nanoporous glasses.
  • The developed method allows for complex geometries and facile functionalization, opening avenues for various applications.
  • The resulting materials offer high optical clarity and tunable surface properties.