AccScience Publishing / IJB / Online First / DOI: 10.36922/IJB025280279
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE
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Pyridinium-based acrylate additives for multifunctional 3D-printable photosensitive resins with antibacterial, antistatic, and high-strength properties

Qiaoling Zhang1† Tongyi Wu1† Taojun Lin1 Xiangqin Ding1 Zhiwei Zhang1 Jianqing Liang1 Rong Li1 Xiaomin Zhang2* Guoqiao Lai1* Qiu Chen1*
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1 College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
2 Zhejiang Xunshi Technology Co., Ltd. Shaoxing, China
†These authors contributed equally to this work.
Received: 10 July 2025 | Accepted: 22 August 2025 | Published online: 25 August 2025
© 2025 by the Author(s). This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ )
Abstract

The increasing demand for biomaterial safety in precision medical device manufacturing and electronic packaging highlights the critical need for the rapid development of 3D-printable photosensitive resins that offer high mechanical strength, durable antibacterial effectiveness, and consistent antistatic properties. Traditional approaches involving multiple additives often result in poor compatibility, low success rates in 3D printing, compromised functionality or mechanical properties, and insufficient functional stability and longevity. To address this challenge, we have introduced a new category of pyridinium-based acrylate photosensitive additives. By adjusting the quantity of pyridinium functional groups within a single additive, we have successfully achieved multifunctionalization of the 3D printing resin. The findings indicate that the pyridinium-based acrylate additive endows the 3D-printed photosensitive resin with exceptional antibacterial efficacy (>99.99% against E. coli and S. aureus), strong antistatic performance (resistance: 10⁹ Ω), and high tensile strength (40.86 MPa). Furthermore, the resin demonstrates enduring and consistent antibacterial and antistatic properties.

Keywords
Pyridine-based acrylic ester
UV-light curing 3D printing
Photosensitive resin
Antibacterial
Antistatic
Funding
This work was financially supported by the Hangzhou Normal University (grant No. 114095F49123259 and 4095F49123037).
Conflict of interest
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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