We show that rapid light — induced free - radical polymerization at ambient temperature produces multifunctional fluorinated
photopolymer coatings that confer luminescent and easy - cleaning features on the front side of the devices, while concurrently forming a strongly hydrophobic barrier toward environmental moisture on the back contact side.
In 1974, DuPont Packaging Graphics introduced Cyrel ® flexo plates — the first elastomeric
photopolymer printing plates.
Mahiman works in a variety of print media and specializes in using
photopolymer plates for photogravure.
The light selectively hardens volumes inside the droplet of
photopolymer on the glass slide.
The
luminescent photopolymers re-emit ultraviolet light in the visible range, boosting perovskite solar cells efficiency to nearly 19 % under standard illumination.
To create the microstructures, the researchers dipped the end of an optical fiber into a liquid known
as photopolymer that solidifies, or cures, when illuminated with a specific color of light.
He will teach techniques using a non-toxic acrylic etching system,
photopolymer film, and combinations of both.
The show will feature an installation comprised of nine new oil on Belgian linen works and five innovative 3D - printed
photopolymer sculptures.
Maximizing the process» synthetic nature, the digital frame is 3D - printed in a series of
interlocking photopolymer pieces, painstakingly sanded, glued and hand - polished to make an expressionless transparent bust.
Jon Rafman, Manifolds VII, 2014, 3 -
d photopolymer, resin, powder pigment, installed at Zach Feuer Gallery, The Armory Show
Hand - finished and collaged two - plate
photopolymer gravue on Somerset Antique 280gsm archival paper
Mark DION Oceanomania 2011 2 -
color photopolymer etching on magnami pescia paper 13 x 16 inches; 33 x 40.6 cm unframed Edition of 27; 2 APs
The web passes between the two rollers at the center of the image, where
the photopolymer coating is molded by a rubber stamp - like device and then quickly cured by a high - intensity UV light.
To create these, they use the laser in a 3D printer to do more than just build the main structure: it also turns a type of translucent light - sensitive plastic — called
a photopolymer — into a bunch of optical fibres.
New materials, such as ABS plastics and
photopolymers, offer greater flexibility and robustness to help 3D printers create a wider variety of objects.
Furthermore, researchers were able to tune and increase the amount of X-rays
the photopolymer resists could absorb, improving attenuation by more than 10 times over the photoresists commonly used for the technique.
Using an approach known as wavefront shaping they were able to focus the light inside
the photopolymer so that only a small 3D point was cured.
By performing a detailed study of the light scanning parameters and
the photopolymer's behavior, the researchers discovered the best parameters for using this chemical phenomenon to print microstructures using a low - power, inexpensive laser that emits continuously (rather than pulsed).