Deep Eutectic Inks for Multiphoton 3D Laser Microprinting [data]

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Multiphoton 3D laser printing of polymers has become a widespread technology for manufacturing 3D architectures on the micro- and nanometer scale, with booming applications in micro-optics, micro-robotics, and micro-scaffolds for biological cell culture. However, many applications demand material properties that are not accessible by conventional polymer inks. These include large stiffness, for which recent breakthroughs based on inorganic materials have been reported. Conversely, some applications require very low stiffness and high mechanical compliance. Existing solutions achieve softness by low crosslinking densities, at the inherent expense of deteriorated spatial resolution and structure quality. Herein, we resolve this apparent contradiction by introducing multiphoton inks based on deep eutectics, comprising Lewis or Brønsted acids/bases. The 3D printed materials support extremely large strains and bulk Young’s moduli as low as 260 kPa under aqueous conditions, well suited for biological applications – at comparable ease of use and spatial resolution as well-established commercially available polymer inks.

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DOI https://doi.org/10.11588/DATA/UP26J7
Related Identifier IsSupplementTo https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202507640
Metadata Access https://heidata.uni-heidelberg.de/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_datacite&identifier=doi:10.11588/DATA/UP26J7
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Creator Mainik, Philipp; Spiegel, Christoph A. ORCID logo; Schneider, Jonathan L. G. ORCID logo; Wegener, Martin ORCID logo; Blasco, Eva ORCID logo
Publisher heiDATA
Contributor Mainik, Philipp
Publication Year 2026
Funding Reference Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft EXC-2082/1-390761711 (Excellence Cluster 3DMM2O) ; NSF-DFG Confine BL1604/4-1 ; Carl Zeiss Foundation Focus@HEiKA
Rights CC BY 4.0; info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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Contact Mainik, Philipp (Heidelberg University, Institute for Molecular Systems Engineering and Advanced Materials (IMSEAM))
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Discipline Chemistry; Construction Engineering and Architecture; Engineering; Engineering Sciences; Mechanical and industrial Engineering; Natural Sciences; Polymer Materials; Polymer Research; Primary Shaping and Reshaping Technology; Production Technology