Functional Additives

Choose your additive route

Select the additive family according to the real behavior you want to introduce into the formulation.

Each additive solves a different formulation bottleneck

This collection should not be read as a homogeneous family. Some products modify electrical behavior, others stabilize color, others prevent sedimentation, others reduce release force, and others create entirely new end-use functions such as flame resistance, radio-opacity or foaming.

• Introduce conductivity or antistatic behavior
• Reduce yellowing and protect optical appearance
• Improve dispersion and reduce sedimentation
• Reduce release force and improve processing
• Add radio-opacity, magnetic response, flame resistance or foaming capability
• Support custom application-driven resin development

Products in this collection

Products in this collection are shown below.

This collection currently includes: 3D-ADD GrapEK1-GNP Bio, 3D-ADD ESDA Clear, 3D-ADD ESDA Black, 3D-ADD NY1 Bio, 3D-ADD NSA1, 3D-ADD Disper-All1, 3D-ADD ASC1, 3D-ADD EKC, 3D-ADD AA1, 3D ADD HRI1 White, 3D-ADD CBA1 Bio, 3D-ADD UVP2, 3D-ADD ROC1, 3D-ADD MHC, 3D-ADD FRA1 Clear and 3D-ADD Disper-All2.

Conductive and antistatic additives

This route includes products intended to introduce electrical function rather than only adjust mechanics or optics.

• 3D-ADD GrapEK1-GNP Bio — graphene nanoplatelet additive positioned for electrically conductive formulations
• 3D-ADD EKC — silver nanowire additive for designing clear and colored conductive 3D resins
• 3D-ADD ESDA Clear — clear antistatic ESD additive
• 3D-ADD ESDA Black — black colored antistatic ESD additive

• GrapEK1-GNP Bio introduces conductive graphene-based behavior into a resin system
• EKC targets conductive formulations using silver nanowires and is explicitly suitable for both clear and colored systems
• ESDA Clear is the antistatic route when transparency or a clear base appearance matters
• ESDA Black is the antistatic route when black coloration is acceptable or desirable

• Conductive formulations
• ESD and antistatic tuning
• Electronics-related resin development
• Selecting between conductive vs antistatic-only strategies

Optical stability, refractive tuning and UV control

This route groups additives that change how the printed part looks optically, ages optically or interacts with light.

• 3D-ADD NY1 Bio — non-yellowing bio-based and biocompatible additive
• 3D ADD HRI1 White — high refractive index white additive
• 3D-ADD UVP2 — black UV protection additive

• NY1 Bio is an optical stability additive: it targets yellowing behavior, especially relevant in clear or color-sensitive systems
• HRI1 White is a refractive-index-oriented additive, useful where optical response and whiteness are part of the final design objective
• UVP2 is a black UV-protection route, meaning it is not just a colorant but a protective optical additive

• Reducing yellowing
• Protecting UV-sensitive systems
• Optical and refractive design workflows
• Appearance-sensitive parts

Process stability, release-force control and formulation robustness

This route includes additives that do not primarily add a new end-use function, but instead stabilize or improve the manufacturing process.

• 3D-ADD NSA1 — non-stick additive for reducing release force
• 3D-ADD Disper-All1 — ultra effective dispersant
• 3D-ADD Disper-All2 — fast-curing ultra effective dispersant
• 3D-ADD ASC1 — anti-sedimentation additive
• 3D-ADD AA1 — adhesive additive for adhesion on difficult surfaces

• NSA1 directly addresses release force, which is a process bottleneck rather than an end-use property
• Disper-All1 is the broad dispersant route for improving filler or additive distribution
• Disper-All2 adds the extra logic of fast-curing compatibility, making it more relevant where dispersion and cure rate must be balanced together
• ASC1 is specifically about preventing sedimentation, especially important in loaded systems
• AA1 is an adhesion-promotion route for difficult surfaces, pointing to interfacial performance rather than bulk resin performance

• Reducing peeling or release-force issues
• Improving filler dispersion
• Preventing sedimentation in loaded resins
• Enhancing adhesion to difficult substrates
• Improving formulation robustness under real process conditions

Specialty functional concentrates

This route includes additives that introduce a distinct end-use behavior beyond printability improvement.

• 3D-ADD CBA1 Bio — biocompatible chemical blowing agent for foaming 3D prints
• 3D-ADD ROC1 — radio-opaque concentrate bio
• 3D-ADD MHC — magnet holder concentrate to promote magnet properties
• 3D-ADD FRA1 Clear — clear fire and flame resistant additive

• CBA1 Bio is not a general modifier: it is a blowing-agent route for creating foam or cellular structures after appropriate processing
• ROC1 adds radio-opacity, making it relevant for imaging-visible devices or prototypes
• MHC promotes magnetic functionality, which is a highly specific application-driven property
• FRA1 Clear adds flame-resistance behavior while remaining positioned as a clear additive route

• Foamed or cellular printed structures
• Radio-opaque devices and prototypes
• Magnet-related functional systems
• Fire- and flame-resistant formulation development

How to choose the right functional additive

Start from the real bottleneck or target property, not from the broad label “functional additive.”

• Need conductivity or antistatic behavior → use conductive or ESD additives
• Need better optical stability or UV control → use NY1, HRI1 or UVP2 routes
• Need better process stability → choose NSA1, Disper-All, ASC1 or AA1 according to the exact issue
• Need a new end-use function → choose specialty concentrates such as CBA1, ROC1, MHC or FRA1

Do not mix process additives and end-use additives conceptually

Some products in this collection are about improving processability, while others are about adding a completely new function to the final part. Treating them as a single generic family leads to poor formulation logic.

The right question is always: am I solving a manufacturing problem, an optical problem, an electrical problem or an end-use functional problem?