Looking to create a product that requires two different polymer materials. The end product needs to be a sturdy, chemical/oil and heat resistant. What I would Like to do is have one item that under normal circumstances is one solid item. Then when a chemical element is added, I would like a portion to melt away leaving a finished product un effected. Not sure if this is possible. Just have this idea floating around in my head and need to know if I should pursue it or not. Thanks for any help you can provide.
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Is this possible?
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It's very possible. 3D printers from e.g. Stratasys and presumably others, actually print a dissolvable support as well as the main polymer. Then you throw it in a bath and the support dissolves. The commercial machines do it already.
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