In a process for the lithography-based generative production of three-dimensional shaped bodies, wherein material that is solidifiable by exposure to electromagnetic radiation is present on a material support that is permeable in at least a region thereof, a building platform is positioned at a distance from the material support, material located between the building platform and the material support is heated and in the heated state is location-selectively irradiated by a first radiation source and solidified, wherein the electromagnetic radiation is introduced into the material from below through the material support that is at least partially permeable to radiation from the first radiation source, the heating of the material is performed by irradiating the material support with electromagnetic radiation of a second radiation source, wherein the material support is substantially impermeable for the radiation of the second radiation source.

In a process for the lithography-based generative production of three-dimensional shaped bodies, wherein material that is solidifiable by exposure to electromagnetic radiation is present on a material support that is permeable in at least a region thereof, a building platform is positioned at a distance from the material support, material located between the building platform and the material support is heated and in the heated state is location-selectively irradiated by a first radiation source and solidified, wherein the electromagnetic radiation is introduced into the material from below through the material support that is at least partially permeable to radiation from the first radiation source, the heating of the material is performed by irradiating the material support with electromagnetic radiation of a second radiation source, wherein the material support is substantially impermeable for the radiation of the second radiation source.

Polymer resins for the vat photopolymerization of thermoplastics are provided, in particular for the vat photopolymerization of thermoplastics with exception thermal stability and mechanical properties. In some aspects, the polymer resins are prepared by ring opening of an aromatic dianhydride with an alcohol containing an acrylate or methacrylate to produce a photocrosslinkable diacid monomer; conversion of the photocrosslinkable diacid monomer to a photocrosslinkable diacyl chloride; and polymerization of the photocrosslinkable diacyl chloride with an aromatic diamine to produce a photocrosslinkable precursor polymer. Upon crosslinking and drying, a thermal imidization can yield aromatic polyimide polymers with high yield and with micron-scale structural resolution.

A method of forming a three-dimensional object is carried out by: (a) providing a carrier and an optically transparent member having a build surface, the carrier and the build surface defining a build region therebetween; (b) filling the build region with a polymerizable liquid, the polymerizable liquid including a mixture of (i) a light polymerizable liquid first component, and (ii) a second solidifiable component that is different from the first component; (c) irradiating the build region with light through the optically transparent member to form a solid polymer scaffold from the first component and also advancing the carrier away from the build surface to form a three-dimensional intermediate having the same shape as, or a shape to be imparted to, the three-dimensional object, and containing the second solidifiable component carried in the scaffold in unsolidified and/or uncured form; and (d) concurrently with or subsequent to the irradiating step, solidifying and/or curing the second solidifiable component in the three-dimensional intermediate to form the three-dimensional object.

The present invention addresses the problem of providing: a method for manufacturing a three-dimensional modeled object, with which it is possible to fabricate a three-dimensional modeled object having high strength, using electron beam irradiation. In order to solve said problem, this method for manufacturing a three-dimensional modeled object comprises: a thin layer formation step in which a composition containing a radical polymerizable compound is applied to form a thin layer; and an electron beam irradiation step in which said thin layer is subjected to electron beam irradiation, and the radical polymerizable compound is cured to form a modeled object layer. The thin layer formation step and the electron beam irradiation step are repeated a number of times to layer the modeled object layer. The electron beam irradiation step is carried out in an atmosphere having an oxygen concentration from 50 ppm to less than 5,000 ppm.

The present invention addresses the problem of providing: a method for manufacturing a three-dimensional modeled object, with which it is possible to fabricate a three-dimensional modeled object having high strength, using electron beam irradiation. In order to solve said problem, this method for manufacturing a three-dimensional modeled object comprises: a thin layer formation step in which a composition containing a radical polymerizable compound is applied to form a thin layer; and an electron beam irradiation step in which said thin layer is subjected to electron beam irradiation, and the radical polymerizable compound is cured to form a modeled object layer. The thin layer formation step and the electron beam irradiation step are repeated a number of times to layer the modeled object layer. The electron beam irradiation step is carried out in an atmosphere having an oxygen concentration from 50 ppm to less than 5,000 ppm.

Provided herein are methods, compositions, devices, and systems for the 3D printing of biomedical implants. In particular, methods and systems are provided for 3D printing of biomedical devices (e.g., endovascular stents) using photo-curable biomaterial inks (e.g., or methacrylated poly(diol citrate)).

Provided herein are methods, compositions, devices, and systems for the 3D printing of biomedical implants. In particular, methods and systems are provided for 3D printing of biomedical devices (e.g., endovascular stents) using photo-curable biomaterial inks (e.g., or methacrylated poly(diol citrate)).

A method for manufacturing a three-dimensional shaped object includes an n.sup.th layer forming step, an n+1.sup.th layer forming step, and a curing step. In the n.sup.th layer forming step, a cured portion of an n.sup.th layer, a first and second portions each of which is an uncured portion of the material are formed. In the n+1.sup.th layer forming step, a cured portion of an n+1.sup.th layer, and a third portion formed at a region adjacent to the cured portion of the n+1.sup.th layer and communicated with the first portion are formed. In the curing step, the second portion is cured prior to the n+1.sup.th layer forming step and the first and third portions are cured after the n+1.sup.th layer forming step, or the first, second and third portions are cured after the n+1.sup.th layer forming step.

A method for manufacturing a three-dimensional shaped object includes an n.sup.th layer forming step, an n+1.sup.th layer forming step, and a curing step. In the n.sup.th layer forming step, a cured portion of an n.sup.th layer, a first and second portions each of which is an uncured portion of the material are formed. In the n+1.sup.th layer forming step, a cured portion of an n+1.sup.th layer, and a third portion formed at a region adjacent to the cured portion of the n+1.sup.th layer and communicated with the first portion are formed. In the curing step, the second portion is cured prior to the n+1.sup.th layer forming step and the first and third portions are cured after the n+1.sup.th layer forming step, or the first, second and third portions are cured after the n+1.sup.th layer forming step.