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Market Opportunity
As the multi-billion dollar 3D printing market grows at an alarming pace (average 28.5% compound annual growth rate over multiple sectors), there is a need for technologies that enable faster, more accurate and economical printing. Current stereolithography (SLA) processes have sped up this process by printing layers; however, the...
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Market Opportunity
Since stereolithography (SL) was invented in 1980s, various research has been done to improve its fabrication performance including fabrication speed, part size, geometry resolution, and scalability, etc. However, three main tradeoffs among the fabrication performances need to be made in the SL process that limit its broader applications,...
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Market Opportunity
Additive manufacturing continues to find applications in rapid prototyping and manufacturing. One popular technique, stereolithography, uses light energy to trigger a polymerization reaction that solidifies select portions of a photo-curable resin. Advances have been made in speed, resolution, and size. To fabricate large parts,...
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Market Opportunity
Vat photopolymerization offers benefits over soft lithography for microfluidic device production, but the technique struggles with controlled micrometer- sized channels due to transparent resin's deep light penetration. This results in over-curing and channel blockages. There is a potential market opportunity for the development...
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Medical devices
Micro-electronics
Rapid prototyping
Abstract
USC researchers have developed a low-cost, multi-material 3D printer that achieves high resolution, versatile materials, and high printing speeds at a projected cost of less than $6,000 per machine. This allows organizations of all sizes to benefit. The technology hopes to democratize...
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Additive manufacturing
Stereolithography
3D printing of large objects with small features
Abstract
USC researchers have developed a 3D printing technology that significantly improves on current techniques in terms of speed and resolution. This technology allows to dynamically vary the beam spot size to optimize the manufacture of parts...
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Additive manufacturing
Manufacturing: plastics, telecom, electronics, avionics, etc.
Abstract
USC researchers have developed a novel additive manufacturing process called linear immersed sweeping accumulation (LISA). LISA utilizes a moving linear accumulation tool immersed in liquid resin to fabricate 3D objects. It offers a balance between...
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