Abstract
VAT photopolymerization 3D printing is a process that solidified a vat of liquid photopolymer resin solution into desired products in the presence of UV light. Achieving an optimal property with shorter curing time is an ultimate goal when using functional or special resins. In this study, the effect of wavelength with different compositions of UHT resin mixed PEG solution is studied. Different sources of light were identified, which is UV-A with a wavelength of 365 nm and VIS with a wavelength greater than 420 nm. The PEGconcentrations were varied at 40%, 50%, and 60%. While UHT concentration ratio added into solution was 30%, 50%, and 70%. It has been observed that the optimum curing under UV and VIS wavelength were 9.55 minutes and 17.48 minutes respectively. The feasible range to optimize results of curing time, PEG 48%and UHT 41% with the result 8.6 minutes for the UV-A. Meanwhile, for VISwavelength, PEG 49% and UHT 64% with the result 16 minutes. The success of this study will lead to further innovation on UV-VIS light source in 3D printing in terms of energy efficiency, safety, and cost as well as further evaluation of the performance with respect to the mechanical properties of tissue engineering scaffold.
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