Ultraviolet Curable Materials for 3D Printing Soft Robots: From Hydrogels to Elastomers and Shape Memory Polymers

Ruiqi Feng, Renwu Han, Biao Zhang

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Abstract

Ultraviolet (UV) curing based 3D printing technologies have caught great attention by the designers of soft robots because of their advantages in combing printing accuracy and geometric complexity. To improve the design freedom and functionality of soft robots, the choice of suitable resins for 3D printing is of great importance. Here, we systematically summarized our recent developed photocurable soft materials (including hydrogels, elastomers, and shape memory polymers) that are suitable for 3D printing of soft robots. The functions and properties of these soft materials are discussed, of which the modulus varies from KPa to GPa, guaranteeing the controlled mechanical performance of formed robots. Besides, the large stretchability of these materials endows the fabricated robots with high deformation ability. Moreover, some other functionalities, such as self-healing, shape memory, recycling, provide promising ways for the design of intelligent soft robots.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIntelligent Robotics and Applications - 16th International Conference, ICIRA 2023, Proceedings
EditorsHuayong Yang, Honghai Liu, Jun Zou, Zhouping Yin, Lianqing Liu, Geng Yang, Xiaoping Ouyang, Zhiyong Wang
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages12-21
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)9789819964918
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
Event16th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2023 - Hangzhou, China
Duration: 5 Jul 20237 Jul 2023

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume14270 LNAI
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference16th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2023
Country/TerritoryChina
CityHangzhou
Period5/07/237/07/23

Keywords

  • 3D printing soft robots
  • digital light processing
  • Elastomers
  • Hydrogels
  • Shape memory polymers
  • UV curable

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