MUMBAI, India, April 10 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202411073567 A) filed by Council Of Scientific And Industrial Research, New Delhi, on Sept. 27, 2024, for 'polymer based compositions for 3d printing.'
Inventor(s) include Kodhiravan Shanmuganathan; Animesh Gopal; Harshwardhan Vinayak Pol; and Prashant Arvind Patil.
The application for the patent was published on April 10, under issue no. 15/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The invention relates to compositions and use thereof in 3D printing. Specifically, the present invention relates to a composition comprising at least two polymers and a compatibilizer wherein the at least two polymers comprises of polymer 1 and polymer 2, the polymer 1 is a polyolefin selected from polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE) or combination thereof, the polymer 2 is a flexible polymer selected from poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) (PBAT), polybutylene succinate, lactic acid-polyethylene glycol-lactic acid block co-polymer, thermoplastic polyurethane, polycaprolactone, polyethylene glycol or combination thereof, and wherein the compatibilizer is selected from maleic anhydride, maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene, maleic anhydride grafted polyethylene, grafted ethylene-propylene-diene monomer, thermoplastic elastomer, ethylene-methyl acrylate or combination thereof. The present invention also discloses a process of preparation of the composition. The invention further discloses a process for preparation of an article by 3D printing using the composition of the present invention."
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