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  • A novel type of orange carbon dots (O-CDs) was created using citric acid and 1,2-phenylenediamine, and successfully incorporated into sodium polyacrylate (SPA) ink for 3D printing.
  • The O-CDs, measuring around 2 nm, exhibited unique emission properties that change with the solvent but not with the excitation source, and they were well-distributed in the SPA, minimizing aggregation.
  • This research marks a significant milestone as it is the first demonstration of using bare carbon dots as photoluminescent materials in 3D printing and introduces SPA as a viable 3D printing material.

Article Abstract

A type of orange carbon dots (O-CDs) synthesized via an ultrasonication route with citric acid and 1,2-phenylenediamine as precursors was embedded into sodium polyacrylate (SPA) as the ink for 3D printing. Characterizations of these spherical O-CDs revealed an ultra-small size (~2 nm) and excitation-independent, but solvent dependent, emission. The O-CDs were evenly distributed with low degree of aggregation in sodium polyacrylate (SPA), which was achieved due to the property that SPA can absorb water together with O-CDs. The 3D printed photoluminescent objective with the ink revealed a great potential for high yield application of these materials for additive manufacturing. This also represents the first time, bare CDs have been reported as a photoluminescent material in 3D printing, as well as the first time SPA has been reported as a material for 3D printing.

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