Embedding Carbon Dots in Superabsorbent Polymers for Additive Manufacturing
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Instruments
2.3. O-CDs Synthesis
2.4. Embedment of O-CDs into SPA Powder as Feedstock for 3D Printing
2.5. 3D Printing of the CDs-SPA Composite
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Characterization of O-CDs
3.2. Solvent Effect of O-CDs
3.3. Embedment of O-CDs into SPA
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Zhou, Y.; Mintz, K.J.; Oztan, C.Y.; Hettiarachchi, S.D.; Peng, Z.; Seven, E.S.; Liyanage, P.Y.; De La Torre, S.; Celik, E.; Leblanc, R.M. Embedding Carbon Dots in Superabsorbent Polymers for Additive Manufacturing. Polymers 2018, 10, 921. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym10080921
Zhou Y, Mintz KJ, Oztan CY, Hettiarachchi SD, Peng Z, Seven ES, Liyanage PY, De La Torre S, Celik E, Leblanc RM. Embedding Carbon Dots in Superabsorbent Polymers for Additive Manufacturing. Polymers. 2018; 10(8):921. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym10080921
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhou, Yiqun, Keenan J. Mintz, Cagri Y. Oztan, Sajini D. Hettiarachchi, Zhili Peng, Elif S. Seven, Piumi Y. Liyanage, Sabrina De La Torre, Emrah Celik, and Roger M. Leblanc. 2018. "Embedding Carbon Dots in Superabsorbent Polymers for Additive Manufacturing" Polymers 10, no. 8: 921. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym10080921