Research Task 2

Circular Additive and Morphogenic Manufacturing (Regenerative Manufacturing)

Research in Task 2, Regenerative Manufacturing is accomplished through two substasks: 1) Sustainable Additive Manufacturing and 2) Control of Architecture and Material Properties. REMAT has made significant advances towards the overarching Task 2 milestone to develop thermo- and photochemical reaction-diffusion processes for regenerative thermoset polymers with fabrication rates, energy consumption, and materials performance that equal or exceed state-of-the-art additive manufacturing methods.

Subtask 2.1: Sustainable Additive Manufacturing

  • Development of Predictive Tools for Resin Printing Performance
  • Improved Resin Printing Performance - Control of Ink Gelation
  • Improved Resin Printing Performance - Development of Stable Inks
  • Automatic Closed-loop Control of the FROMP-DIW Printing Process

Subtask 2.2: Control of Material Architecture and Properties

  • Morphogenic Patterning
  • Chemical Initiation of Patterning
  • Voxelated Printing
  • Growth Printing