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8 January 2025

Water-Based Bioceramic Resin upgrade additive manufacturing techniques

Water-Based Bioceramic Resin upgrade additive manufacturing techniques

A research group from CICECO – Aveiro Institute of Materials, consisting of PhD students Simão Santos and Manuel Alves and professors Georgina Miranda and Susana Olhero has developed a light-sensitive, water-based bioceramic resin for additive manufacturing techniques. This material enables time and resource savings in the production of parts.

Team Behind the Water-Based Bioceramic Resin for 3D Printing

“The invention consists of a photopolymerizable (light-curing) aqueous composition based on water, which stands out for its low volatile organic content and high ceramic particle load,” explains Simão Santos. “This resin offers the advantage of reducing the extensive thermal post-processing stage of printed parts, while enabling a more sustainable and environmentally responsible process,” adds the PhD candidate.

In addition to the aforementioned benefits, this formulation allows the production of biomedical devices with high geometric complexity and shape fidelity, primarily for use as biocompatible and customized bone substitutes. These substitutes are gradually absorbed by the human body, leading to the formation of new bone. This innovative formulation was developed as part of Simão Santos' PhD thesis, conducted under the Doctoral Program in Materials Engineering at the University of Aveiro.

The research group is currently working on scaling up this technology.

At the same time, the UACOOPERA team – UA’s unit supporting the economic valorization of knowledge and its transfer to society – is working alongside the research group to establish connections with key market players, aiming to promote the development and transfer of knowledge and technology to society.

A national patent application has already been submitted to protect the research and development results achieved by the UA research team.

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