CPC B29C 64/165 (2017.08) [B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 70/10 (2020.01); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); C08K 5/0041 (2013.01); C09B 57/00 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method of manufacturing a green body part, comprising:
depositing a layer of powder on a working surface; and
selectively depositing a binder solution comprising a thermoplastic binder, an encapsulated fluorescent material, and a binder medium into the layer of powder in a pattern representative of a structure of a layer of the green body part wherein:
the thermoplastic binder comprises one or more polymer strands dissolved in a solvent medium having a weight average molecular weight from greater than or equal to 7,000 g/mol to less than or equal to 100,000 g/mol; and
the encapsulated fluorescent material comprises at least one of an aromatic dye and a chromophore having at least one sulfonate or triazine group.
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