TECHNOLOGY LICENSING OPPORTUNITY: True Silicone DLP Printing Platform

The True Silicone DLP Printing Platform is a technology developed by Los Alamos National Laboratory that allows for the production of genuine silicone parts with a continuous silicon-oxygen backbone. This platform uses a printable resin that combines an acrylic component and a silicone component, which are cured separately to create a pure silicone object. The technology has various applications, including medical and consumer health, sensing, microfluidics, aerospace and defense, optics and photonics, and consumer and household goods. The platform offers several advantages, including the production of true silicone with a continuous silicon-oxygen backbone, compatibility with widely available DLP printers, and tunable mechanical properties and porosity. Some key points about this opportunity include: • The technology is currently at a development status of TRL 4. • The platform uses a sacrificial scaffold approach to create the silicone object. • The technology has a wide range of potential applications. • The platform offers several advantages over traditional silicone printing methods. • The technology is available for licensing through Los Alamos National Laboratory's licensing program.