Synthesis of Polydimethylsiloxane Ureas and Preparation of Magnetic Filaments for 3D Printing

Ekaterina A. Olenich; Vadim V. Gorodov; Nina V. Demchenko; Ulyana S. Andropova; Kirill K. Bakanov; Artur E. Krupnin; Irina O. Kuchkina; Sergei A. Kostrov; Sergey A. Milenin; Sergey N. Chvalun; Jun Zou; Elena Yu. Kramarenko

doi:10.1007/s10118-025-3457-9

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Synthesis of Polydimethylsiloxane Ureas and Preparation of Magnetic Filaments for 3D Printing

RESEARCH ARTICLE | Updated：2025-12-03

- Synthesis of Polydimethylsiloxane Ureas and Preparation of Magnetic Filaments for 3D Printing
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- Chinese Journal of Polymer Science Vol. 43, Issue 12, Pages: 2325-2334(2025)
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  a.Enikolopov Institute of Synthetic Polymeric Materials of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 117393, Russia
  b.National Research Centre "Kurchatov Institute", 1 Kurchatov sq., Moscow 123098, Russia
  c.A.N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds, Moscow 119991, Russia
  d.Tula State Lev Tolstoy Pedagogical University, Tula 300026, Russia
  e.State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
  f.School of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
  g.Faculty of Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia
- Author bio：
  
  cephe@mail.ru (S.A.M.)
  kram@polly.phys.msu.ru (E.Y.K.)
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- DOI：10.1007/s10118-025-3457-9
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- Received：19 August 2025，
  
  Accepted：18 September 2025，
  
  Published Online：19 November 2025，
  
  Published：15 December 2025
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Olenich, E. A.; Gorodov, V. V.; Demchenko, N. V.; Andropova, U. S.; Bakanov, K. K.; Krupnin, A. E.; Kuchkina, I. O.; Kostrov, S. A.; Milenin, S. A.; Chvalun, S. N.; Zou, J.; Kramarenko, E. Y. Synthesis of polydimethylsiloxane ureas and preparation of magnetic filaments for 3D printing. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2025, 43, 2325–2334

Ekaterina A. Olenich, Vadim V. Gorodov, Nina V. Demchenko, et al. Synthesis of Polydimethylsiloxane Ureas and Preparation of Magnetic Filaments for 3D Printing[J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, 2025, 43(12): 2325-2334.
Olenich, E. A.; Gorodov, V. V.; Demchenko, N. V.; Andropova, U. S.; Bakanov, K. K.; Krupnin, A. E.; Kuchkina, I. O.; Kostrov, S. A.; Milenin, S. A.; Chvalun, S. N.; Zou, J.; Kramarenko, E. Y. Synthesis of polydimethylsiloxane ureas and preparation of magnetic filaments for 3D printing. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2025, 43, 2325–2334 DOI： 10.1007/s10118-025-3457-9.

Ekaterina A. Olenich, Vadim V. Gorodov, Nina V. Demchenko, et al. Synthesis of Polydimethylsiloxane Ureas and Preparation of Magnetic Filaments for 3D Printing[J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, 2025, 43(12): 2325-2334. DOI： 10.1007/s10118-025-3457-9.

摘要

This study develops magnetoactive polymer composites for soft robotics via extrusion-based 3D printing. Polysiloxane-urea copolymers were synthesized and characterized for thermal and rheological properties. Carbonyl iron microparticles were incorporated into the soft polymer matrix

and 3D printing experiments confirmed their suitability for additive manufacturing.

Abstract

The aim of this study is to develop magnetopolymer composites suitable for fabricating soft magnetoactive robots

via

extrusion-based 3D printing. Polysiloxane copolymers with urea fragments were synthesized and characterized

and their thermophysical and rheological properties were investigated. This study provides an assessment of the potential for their further use in additive manufacturing. The obtained materials were utilized as matrices for creating magnetically active polymer composites by incorporating microparticles of carbonyl iron. Samples of complex geometries were printed using both neat and filled filaments

demonstrating the feasibility of employing these materials in extrusion-based 3D printing.

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