Solvent-Free 3D Printing of Silicone Elastomers by Digital Light Processing Using an Oligosiloxanyl Substituted Bis(acyl)phosphane Oxide as Photoinitiator

Debora Thöny; Enzo Brack; Yulia Yuts; Francesca Frascella; Désirée Baruffaldi; Andrea Cosola; Xun Sun; Annalisa Chiappone; Yinyin Bao; Hansjörg Grützmacher

doi:10.1039/d5ma01233c

January 1, 2026Materials AdvancesOpen Access

Solvent-Free 3D Printing of Silicone Elastomers by Digital Light Processing Using an Oligosiloxanyl Substituted Bis(acyl)phosphane Oxide as Photoinitiator

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Key Points

To explore the fabrication of silicone elastomers using solvent-free 3D printing and a novel photoinitiator.
Developed a photoinitiator based on oligosiloxanyl substituted bis(acyl)phosphane oxide.
Utilized digital light processing for 3D printing.
Fabricated silicone elastomer structures using poly(dimethylsiloxane) formulations.
Successfully printed complex 3D structures without solvents.
Demonstrated the material's applicability in biomedical and soft robotics fields.

Implication

Experiments demonstrate solvent-free 3D printing of silicone structures, suggesting potential in advanced technology applications.

Abstract

Silicone elastomers possess a wide range of advanced applications, particularly in biomedicine, soft robotics, and wearable electronics. Consequently, the fabrication of sophisticated 3D structures based on poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) formulations is...

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Thöny et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69be35386e48c4981c673532 https://doi.org/10.1039/d5ma01233c

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Solvent-Free 3D Printing of Silicone Elastomers by Digital Light Processing Using an Oligosiloxanyl Substituted Bis(acyl)phosphane Oxide as Photoinitiator

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Solvent-Free 3D Printing of Silicone Elastomers by Digital Light Processing Using an Oligosiloxanyl Substituted Bis(acyl)phosphane Oxide as Photoinitiator

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Implication

Abstract

Discussion

Cite This Study

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