Synfacts 2025; 21(08): 777
DOI: 10.1055/a-2639-2912
Synthesis of Materials and Unnatural Products

Thermally Degradable Photopolymers for 3D Printing

Contributor(s):
Dahui Zhao
,
Lihui Guo
Yang B, Ni T, Wu J, Fang Z, Yang K, He B, Pu X, Chen G, Ni C, Chen D, Zhao Q, Li W, Li S, Li H, Zheng N *, Xie T *. Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, P. R. China
Circular 3D Printing of High-Performance Photopolymers through Dissociative Network Design.

Science 2025;
388: 170-175
DOI: 10.1126/science.ads3880
 

Significance

A set of fully recyclable, high-performance photoresins applicable to 3 D printing are herein developed via thiol-aldehyde click polymerizations.


Comment

The formation of dynamic dithioacetal linkages is catalyzed by a photo-acid generator, and the resultant polymer networks can be thermally degraded to re-polymerizable oligomers.




Publication History

Article published online:
23 July 2025

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