A prepolymer with multiple functional groups is disclosed. The embodiments of the prepolymer may have the compound of formula X:

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A polymerizable liquid comprising such prepolymer that can be used for producing three-dimensional objects by methods of additive manufacturing and the method using such polymerizable liquid to form three-dimensional objects is also described.

A three-dimensional (3D) object and a 3D object production process is disclosed comprising depositing the thermosetting resin along the deposition path during at least a portion of which the thermosetting resin is produced and deposited according to the one or more deposition parameters to form one or more layers of the thermosetting resin according to the predefined design; scanning at least a portion of the one or more of the deposited layers of the thermosetting resin to detect one or more perturbations present therein, which differ from the predefined design to form a perturbation profile; adjusting the one or more deposition parameters of one or more subsequent layers based the perturbation profile; and depositing the subsequent one or more layers of thermosetting resin according to the adjusted deposition parameters to form the 3D object according to the predefined design.

This invention discloses apparatus for generating an ophthalmic lens with at least a portion of one surface free-formed from a Reactive Mixture. In some embodiments, an ophthalmic lens is formed on a substrate with an arcuate optical quality surface via a source of actinic radiation controllable to cure a definable portion of a volume of Reactive Mixture.

Embodiments in accordance with the present invention encompass compositions encompassing a latent organo-ruthenium compound, a pyridine compound, a photosensitizer and an ultra violet light blocking compound along with one or more monomers which undergo ring open metathesis polymerization (ROMP) when said composition is exposed to suitable actinic radiation to form a substantially transparent film or a three dimensional object. Surprisingly, the compositions are very stable at ambient conditions to temperatures up to 80° C. for several days and undergo mass polymerization only when subjected to actinic radiation under inert atmosphere such as for example a blanket of nitrogen. Accordingly, compositions of this invention are useful in various opto-electronic applications, including as 3D printing materials, coatings, encapsulants, fillers, leveling agents, among others.

The present invention concerns methods of forming a three-dimensional object, and polymerizable liquids such as dual cure resins useful for making a three-dimensional object by sterolithography, such as by continuous liquid interface production (CLIP), wherein the three-dimensional object is flame retardant.

A photocurable composition for three-dimensional modeling capable of high-speed modeling, a three-dimensional modeled object using the composition, and a method for producing the three-dimensional modeled object is provided. A photocurable composition for three-dimensional modeling, comprising a polymerizable organic compound component is provided. The photocurable composition has a steady flow viscosity of 30,000 mPa s or less measured with a rotary rheometer at 25° C. and a shear rate of 0.01 per second. When the photocurable composition for three-dimensional modeling is irradiated with a light having a light intensity of 1.3 mW/cm2, G′ becomes 1×10.sup.6 Pa or more after a start of photopolymerization in an integrated light irradiation time of 4 seconds or less. After the start of photopolymerization, a maximum value of tan δ on and after a gel point is 0.5 or more. The gel point is the point where G′=G″ is satisfied for the first time after the start of photopolymerization. G′ is a storage shear modulus, G′ is loss shear modulus, and tan δ is a loss tangent, each of which is calculated based on measurement data for 30 seconds per one measurement, measured with a rotary rheometer having a pair of parallel plate with a diameter of 10 mm and a measurement gap of 0.1 mm at a strain of 0.5% or less, a frequency of 0.1 Hz, and 25° C.

A method of forming a polymer is disclosed. The method comprises: positioning a mould in relation to a bath containing a molten material to form a mould cavity between the mould and the molten material; adding a monomer within the mould cavity; and curing the monomer to form a polymer.

An upper for a sports shoe may include a component such as a vamp or a rear portion. The shoe component may include a UV curable microlattice structure with a plurality of regions such that each region has a different density. In some cases, the microlattice structure may include a high density microlattice structure, a mid-level density microlattice structure, and a non-structural region with a low density microlattice structure.

Provided is a method for preparing a polymeric article including introducing a polymerizable composition into a mold; sealing the composition within the mold using a sealing means; placing the mold into a convection cure oven; subjecting the polymerizable composition to a cure cycle sufficient to partially cure the composition; extracting the mold from the convection cure oven; optionally, removing the sealing means from the mold; placing the mold into an auxiliary curing chamber which is placed into the convection cure oven, or placing the mold into an auxiliary curing chamber which is within the convection cure oven; subjecting the polymerizable composition to a further cure cycle to complete polymerization of the composition, thereby forming a cured polymeric article; and removing the cured polymeric article from the mold.

A method for printing a three-dimensional part with an additive manufacturing system, which includes providing a part material that compositionally has one or more semi-crystalline polymers and one or more secondary materials that are configured to retard crystallization of the one or more semi-crystalline polymers, where the one or more secondary materials are substantially miscible with the one or more semi-crystalline polymers. The method also includes melting the part material in the additive manufacturing system, forming at least a portion of a layer of the three-dimensional part from the melted part material in a build environment, and maintaining the build environment at an annealing temperature that is between a glass transition temperature of the part material and a cold crystallization temperature of the part material.