Degradation additives

Choose your degradation-additive route

Use the routes below to navigate the collection by stability logic and degradation mechanism.

• Anti-degradation additive toolbox for formulation tuning and protection.
• Improved long-term stability and aging resistance depending on the selected route.
• Reduced property drift over time and enhanced durability under environmental exposure.
• Supports both stability-focused workflows and fast-biodegradation design concepts.

Typical use scenarios across the collection

This collection is relevant for projects where long-term behaviour, aging profile or degradation response are critical design parameters.

• Long-term functional prototypes: parts requiring improved stability over time.
• Stability upgrades for production workflows: formulation support for more durable use conditions.
• Aging and durability studies: evaluation projects involving long-term exposure and performance retention.
• Outdoor or light-exposed components: workflows where environmental exposure matters.
• Formulation stabilization or degradation-design projects: depending on whether the target is protection or faster end-of-life breakdown.

How to choose the right degradation additive

Select the most suitable route according to whether the project is focused on long-term formulation protection or accelerated biodegradation behaviour.

• Need an enzymatic biodegradation route → choose 3Dresyn-ase EBC1
• Need an oxo-degradable prodegradant route for faster biodegradation → choose ODC1

• Prioritise biodegradation through enzymatic catalyst logic → start with EBC1
• Prioritise oxo-degradable prodegradant behaviour → start with ODC1
• Prioritise stability studies and controlled aging design → compare both routes against the intended end-of-life objective

Decision tree summary

Use this simplified engineering logic before detailed formulation validation.

• Need enzymatic biodegradation catalyst logic → EBC1
• Need oxo-degradable prodegradant logic → ODC1

Then validate the final route under the intended resin chemistry, additive loading, exposure conditions and long-term durability or degradation target.

Enzymatic bio catalyst for biodegradation

For workflows that require an enzymatic catalyst route to support biodegradation-oriented design concepts in printed parts.

Prodegradant additive for fast biodegradation

For workflows that require an oxo-degradable catalyst route to support faster biodegradation behaviour in printed parts.

A focused degradation-control platform rather than a broad additives page

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• 3Dresyn-ase EBC1 covers the enzymatic biodegradation catalyst route.
• ODC1 covers the oxo-degradable prodegradant route.
• Together, they support long-term aging design, biodegradation studies and degradation-oriented formulation projects.

The right degradation route depends on the end-of-life target, not only on the additive name

These additives are most useful when the project objective is clearly defined first: whether the priority is improved long-term stability, controlled aging behaviour or faster biodegradation at end of life.

In practice, the correct path is to define the degradation objective first, then validate the additive under the intended resin chemistry, exposure conditions and durability target.

Documentation, technical selection help and workflow support

Use the resources below to move from degradation-additive preselection to formulation planning, exposure validation or broader technical support.

Select the right degradation additive and validate the final long-term behaviour workflow

Use the route-based navigation above to identify the most relevant degradation additive, compare candidates in the technical overview table, and move forward with formulation-specific validation for durability, aging resistance or biodegradation design.