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Preparation and Stability of PEGDA/GO Conductive Materials by DLP 3D Printing

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Stable composites of water-dispersed graphene oxide (GO) and UV-cured acrylic resin, poly (ethylene glycol) diacrylate (PEGDA), were prepared to make printed conductive patterns using a digital light processing (DLP) three-dimensional (3D) printing method. The targeted structures were successfully printed by DLP 3D printing and the electrically conductive properties were obtained by reducing the insulating GO in the composites to reduced GO by chemical and thermal reduction processes. Three basic reduction procedures, pre-thermal, pre-chemical, and post-thermal reduction, were performed to introduce a high conductivity into a printed structure and the lowest resistance was achieved by the pre-thermal reduction in our study. The stability of the printed structures was also evaluated by monitoring the change in resistance with time. The strategy pursued by photopolymerization gives the outstanding features of printed structures for extensive applications in the manufacturing of electronic and sensing devices.

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This work was supported by research fund of the Chungnam National University. This work was also supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning (NRF-2021R1I1A3052174).

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  1. Graduate School of Analytical Science and Technology (GRAST), Chungnam National University, 99 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34134, Republic of Korea

    Men Thi Hong Nguyen, Su Yeon Kim, Tae Hyeon Jeong, Jong Hoon Kim, Hyoung Sic Cho & Young Heon Kim

  2. Hazards Monitoring Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), 125 Gawhak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea

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  3. Department of Bionanotechnology, KRIBB School of Biotechnology, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), 217 Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea

    Tai Hwan Ha

  4. Korea Research Institute of Standard and Science, 267 Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea

    Sang Jung Ahn

  5. Korea University of Science and Technology, 217 Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea

    Sang Jung Ahn

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Nguyen, M.T.H., Kim, S.Y., Jeong, T.H. et al. Preparation and Stability of PEGDA/GO Conductive Materials by DLP 3D Printing. Electron. Mater. Lett. 18, 275–281 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13391-022-00338-8

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