TY - JOUR
AU - Green, Micah J.
AB - IntroductionThermosetting polymers are stable, high‐performance materials that are crosslinked by heating and curing at a specified temperature. These materials are mechanically strong and highly resistant to thermal and chemical degradation, such that thermoset composites are a popular choice for applications ranging from battery frameworks to aerospace and automotive frames.[1]Current manufacturing processes for thermosetting epoxy resins include molding and curing of the matrix in a high‐temperature oven, which is energy, labor, and time consuming, and sets limits on achievable part geometries and process times.[2,3] Existing methodologies to form epoxy composites include stacking one layer over the other to make 3D parts.[4] The ability to 3D print these multilayered structures would allow for the free‐form fabrication of complex geometries, eliminating the additional cost of ovens and specific molds for each part. Additive manufacturing has been extensively used to 3D print thermoplastics[5–7] and metals.[8–10] A development of such an on‐demand, rapid production technique could facilitate a distributed manufacturing economy for high‐performance composites.[11]There has been limited research in the field of printing thermosets from a reservoir of resin. Selective curing of photocurable resins on the upper interface of liquid reservoirs using UV light has been reported previously to print 3D structures.[12,13] The materials 
TI - Rapid Manufacturing via Selective Radio‐Frequency Heating and Curing of Thermosetting Resins
JF - Advanced Engineering Materials
DO - 10.1002/adem.202101351
DA - 2022-07-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wiley/rapid-manufacturing-via-selective-radio-frequency-heating-and-curing-yrtNfR2M00
VL - 24
IS - 7
DP - DeepDyve
ER -