Invention Application
- Patent Title: 3D PRINTED COMPOSITES FROM A SINGLE RESIN BY PATTERNED LIGHT EXPOSURES
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Application No.: PCT/US2018/040467Application Date: 2018-06-29
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Publication No.: WO2019006409A1Publication Date: 2019-01-03
- Inventor: COLE, Michael Christopher
- Applicant: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
- Applicant Address: 2820 Orchard Parkway San Jose, California 95134 US
- Assignee: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
- Current Assignee: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: 2820 Orchard Parkway San Jose, California 95134 US
- Agency: MEDLEY, Patrick M. et al.
- Priority: US62/527,749 20170630
- Main IPC: C08F2/48
- IPC: C08F2/48 ; B33Y10/00 ; B33Y70/00 ; B33Y80/00 ; C08F2/44 ; C08F218/04 ; C08F220/00 ; C08F220/18
Abstract:
Provided herein are processes for the generation of composite polymer materials utilizing a single resin. The processes utilize diffusion between a region undergoing a polymerization reaction preferentially polymerizing one monomer component and an unreactive region. Diffusion and subsequent/concurrent polymerization results in a higher concentration of the more reactive monomer component in the reacting region and a higher concentration of the less reactive monomer components in the unreactive region. The unreactive region may be later polymerized. In embodiments, photopolymerization is used and the regions are generated by a mask or other mechanism to pattern the light.
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