Patent ID: 11945171
Assignee: 3D SYSTEMS, INC.
Field: Macromolecular chemistry, polymers (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  C | IPC B  C

Claim 0:
1. A support material for three-dimensional printing, the support material comprising:
50-80 wt. % phase change wax component, the phase change wax component comprises a hydrocarbon wax, a fatty alcohol wax, a fatty acid wax, a fatty acid ester wax, an aldehyde wax, an amide wax, a ketone wax, or a mixture or combination thereof;
5-50 wt. % tackifier component, the tackifier component comprises a rosin ester, a rosin alcohol, or a mixture or combination thereof; and
0.001-5 wt. % phosphor component, based on the total weight of the support material, the phosphor component has a peak photoluminescence emission wavelength of 430-750 nm, and the phosphor component has a photoluminescence quantum yield of 0.10-1.