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Exploring Combinatorial Libraries for Material Screening Techniques via Additive Manufacturing: Design, Fabrication, & Applications

Woods, Adam Xavier
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1594772957272505

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2020, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Akron, Polymer Science.
Scientific discovery has constantly revolutionized society. In the last decade (2010-2020), there has been numerous discoveries including detecting the first gravitational waves or revolutionizing the study of ancient DNA. In the last decade, there are countless material science innovations including the emphasis on the materials genome initiative. The U.S federal government placed prominent attention on advance materials development for a secure economy and human wellbeing. However, research and development yielding scientific breakthrough is very slow and challenging process. In order to overcome these challenges and accelerate discovery, combinatorial material science tools can be deployed. The combinatorial toolbox consist of combinatorial libraries and high throughput evaluation. Combinatorial library creation aims to generate systematic and deliberate chaos while high throughput screening aims to test, capture, and organize chaos. In the material science space, combinatorial libraries aim to generate various material samples with high variation. High throughput aims to rapidly test, monitor, and compile data to develop fundamental structure property correlations. This dissertation aims to integrate the areas of combinatorial material science with additive manufacturing material fabrication and utilizes high throughput imaging techniques. In this dissertation, Chapter I provides the historical background on combinatorial material science techniques with an emphasis on material development. Chapter II shows the materials, methods, and instrumentation used in the study. Chapter III introduces direct write additive manufacturing as a combinatorial fabrication technique. Chapter III integrates static mixers for precise placement in 3D printed objects. The fundamental groundwork is established to develop additive manufacturing technique that creates discrete gradients, precise variation, and placement. Chapter IV demonstrates both combinatorial fabrication and high throughput imaging. Nanocomposite materials are printed and evaluated by high throughput imaging techniques to monitor heat absorption. Chapter V summarizes the combinatorial and high throughput concepts. The summary connects combinatorial fabrication and high throughput evaluation techniques to advance manufacturing methods in order to expedite research and development. Lastly, we propose future directions to propel the research area into the next generation of rapid research and development
Andrey Dobrynin (Advisor)
Kevin Cavicchi (Advisor)
Yu Zhu (Committee Member)
Matthew Becker (Committee Member)
Steven S.C Chuang (Committee Member)
133 p.
Polymer Chemistry; Polymers
3D Printing, Additive Manufacturing, Combinatorial, High throughput , soft elastomers, polymers, mixing, direct write, gradients, carbon nanotubes, IR imaging

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  • Woods, A. X. (2020). Exploring Combinatorial Libraries for Material Screening Techniques via Additive Manufacturing: Design, Fabrication, & Applications [Doctoral dissertation, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1594772957272505

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Woods, Adam. Exploring Combinatorial Libraries for Material Screening Techniques via Additive Manufacturing: Design, Fabrication, & Applications. 2020. University of Akron, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1594772957272505.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Woods, Adam. "Exploring Combinatorial Libraries for Material Screening Techniques via Additive Manufacturing: Design, Fabrication, & Applications." Doctoral dissertation, University of Akron, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1594772957272505

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