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. 2020 Sep 17;11:4685. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-18518-1

Fig. 1. Typical schematic and optical images of the one-droplet 3D printing process.

Fig. 1

a Scheme of the curing of a single droplet into the desired 3D structure. be Sequences of optical images of the UV curing-induced TCL receding process for the formation of designed 3D structures from a single droplet. With the continuous projection of the UV illumination pattern and the elevation of the supporting plate, the liquid resin is successively cured into solid structures at the curing interface. Simultaneously, the TCL of the resin droplet recedes with the consumption of the liquid resin. Finally, the liquid droplet is cured into a desired 3D structure.