Material and process development for additive manufacturing

A key element to adopting additive manufacturing and realizing its associated benefits is the availability of reliable, high performance functional materials. This presentation will highlight the progress the NRC has made in developing materials compatible with printable electronics and 3D printing.
The development of a silver molecular ink by the NRC has led to advances in fine line printing and in-mold electronics that are enabling seamless integration of circuits needed for the next generation of human-to-machine interfaces. Building from concepts used in printable electronics, NRC’s silver molecular inks were recently used as the basis in unique photoresins used to 3D print objects with conductive finishes and complex shapes. These examples will be used to demonstrate the opportunities for advanced materials for additive manufacturing.

Chantal Paquet joined the NRC in 2007 at the Security and Disruptive Technology Research Center (formerly the Steacie Institute). In 2019, she became group leader of the Additive Materials group. Her research interest span areas of material chemistry, including magnetic particles for medical applications, molecular conductive inks for printable electronics and photoresins for 3D printing. She has published over 35 research publications and 12 patents. As a group leader, she is managing R&D projects performed in collaboration with industry and OGD partners in the area of materials for additive manufacturing. Chantal Paquet received her B.Sc. (Chemistry) from the University of Guelph and a PhD in Chemistry with a specialization in polymers and materials from the University of Toronto in 2006.