3D printing welcomes a major breakthrough "plastic crisis" may have a new solution
Recently, there has been a new discovery in the field of 3D printing. Engineers from the University of New South Wales found that when the 3D printing material is broken, just add "special powder" to the liquid resin during the printing process, and then directly illuminate it with UV LED lamp, it can quickly and easily help the material repair itself, and it is stronger after repair than before damage.
This means that broken plastic parts do not need to be discarded or even recycled, and can be easily repaired even if embedded parts containing many other materials. Compared with the existing methods for repairing damaged 3D printing materials, this method is simple, fast and feasible for commercialization. In the future, with further development and commercialization, it will also help to reduce chemical waste.
The waste of plastics has brought a huge negative impact on the environment. How to solve plastic waste has become a common international problem. This new technology is undoubtedly a major breakthrough for the current "plastic crisis".
