Chemically Active, Porous 3D-Printed Thermoplastic Composites

Autor: Rebecca L. Erikson, Kent Evans, Zachary C. Kennedy, Bruce W. Arey, Satish K. Nune, Herbert T. Schaef, Josef F. Christ
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 10:15112-15121
ISSN: 1944-8252
1944-8244
Popis: Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) exhibit exceptional properties and are widely investigated because of their structural and functional versatility relevant to catalysis, separations, and sensing applications. However, their commercial or large-scale application is often limited by their powder forms which make integration into devices challenging. Here, we report the production of MOF–thermoplastic polymer composites in well-defined and customizable forms and with complex internal structural features accessed via a standard three-dimensional (3D) printer. MOFs (zeolitic imidazolate framework; ZIF-8) were incorporated homogeneously into both poly(lactic acid) (PLA) and thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) matrices at high loadings (up to 50% by mass), extruded into filaments, and utilized for on-demand access to 3D structures by fused deposition modeling. Printed, rigid PLA/MOF composites display a large surface area (SAavg = 531 m2 g–1) and hierarchical pore features, whereas flexible TPU/MOF composites achiev...
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