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Three-dimensional printing of photonic colloidal glasses into objects with isotropic structural color

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  • Ahmet F. Demirörs

    (ETH Zurich)

  • Erik Poloni

    (ETH Zurich
    University of Stuttgart)

  • Maddalena Chiesa

    (ETH Zurich)

  • Fabio L. Bargardi

    (ETH Zurich)

  • Marco R. Binelli

    (ETH Zurich)

  • Wilhelm Woigk

    (ETH Zurich)

  • Lucas D. C. Castro

    (ETH Zurich
    Federal University of São Carlos, Department of Materials Engineering
    University of São Paulo)

  • Nicole Kleger

    (ETH Zurich)

  • Fergal B. Coulter

    (ETH Zurich)

  • Alba Sicher

    (ETH Zurich)

  • Henning Galinski

    (ETH Zurich)

  • Frank Scheffold

    (University of Fribourg)

  • André R. Studart

    (ETH Zurich)

Abstract

Structural color is frequently exploited by living organisms for biological functions and has also been translated into synthetic materials as a more durable and less hazardous alternative to conventional pigments. Additive manufacturing approaches were recently exploited for the fabrication of exquisite photonic objects, but the angle-dependence observed limits a broader application of structural color in synthetic systems. Here, we propose a manufacturing platform for the 3D printing of complex-shaped objects that display isotropic structural color generated from photonic colloidal glasses. Structurally colored objects are printed from aqueous colloidal inks containing monodisperse silica particles, carbon black, and a gel-forming copolymer. Rheology and Small-Angle-X-Ray-Scattering measurements are performed to identify the processing conditions leading to printed objects with tunable structural colors. Multimaterial printing is eventually used to create complex-shaped objects with multiple structural colors using silica and carbon as abundant and sustainable building blocks.

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  • Ahmet F. Demirörs & Erik Poloni & Maddalena Chiesa & Fabio L. Bargardi & Marco R. Binelli & Wilhelm Woigk & Lucas D. C. Castro & Nicole Kleger & Fergal B. Coulter & Alba Sicher & Henning Galinski & Fr, 2022. "Three-dimensional printing of photonic colloidal glasses into objects with isotropic structural color," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-9, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:13:y:2022:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-022-32060-2
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-32060-2
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