UC Irvine

DLP 3D printing offers a promising route for fabricating customized dental ceramics, but achieving dense and reliable parts remains challenging. This project develops high solid loading glass-ceramic slurries using two glass compositions milled to controlled particle sizes and incorporated into photocurable resin systems. Processing parameters like viscosity, exposure conditions, and particle distribution were optimized to improve printability and reduce defects. Printed parts were debound and sintered to promote densification, followed by microstructural and thermal characterization.