3D printing is rapidly
expanding, with optical-quality transparent plastic, deformable
‘rubber’, and biocompatible polymers available on the market.
In this work we used an Objet Eden260V 3D printer
and Objet VeroClear transparent material to fabricate optical
elements. VeroClear has similar optical properties to
Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), commonly known as
plexiglasTM, with a refractive index of 1.47 (650nm light
source). Several other manufacturers also provide similar
transparent materials, including DSM Somos’Watershed XC
11122 and 3D Systems’ Accura ClearVue.
The Objet Eden260V has a print resolution of 600