Ionically tunable 3D-printed forms for cosmetics and personal
This technology is a 3D printing method that builds objects layer by layer using a specially engineered polymer material. The polymer is made from a combination of a large polyol molecule and an ionic (electrically charged) monomer, resulting in a material with a carefully controlled charge density. This precise charge control gives the printed object specific surface or bulk properties — such as moisture interaction, skin compatibility, or controlled texture — that standard 3D printing materials cannot achieve. The CPC codes suggest applications in cosmetics and personal care, as well as fiber and textile manufacturing.
What you could build
Custom 3D-printed cosmetic or personal care product forms — such as structured beauty applicators, skin-contact delivery matrices, or specialty fiber structures — sold to consumer goods brands or contract manufacturers in the beauty and personal care industry.
Who in Virginia should care
Consumer products and cosmetics companies with R&D or manufacturing operations in Virginia, or specialty polymer/additive manufacturers in the state's advanced materials sector.
Readiness: Lab validated
Concept — described but not yet demonstrated. Lab validated — supported by experimental results in the patent. Prototype likely — the text describes a built, working embodiment.
Readiness is inferred from the patent text, not from a lab visit.
The record
- Inventors
- Travis Kyle Hodgdon, Timothy E. Long, Allison M. Pekkanen, Abby Rebecca Whittington, Christopher Bryant Williams, Callie Elizabeth Zawaski, Douglas M. Graham, Corey J. Kenneally, Freddy Arthur Barnabas, Andre Stevenson
- Granted
- January 28, 2020
- Status
- Granted patent
- Patent number
- 10543639
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