3Dresyn VAM SSA1 is our Swellable Super Absorbent and Ultra Elastic Hydrogel resin for VAM 3D printers

Product description

3Dresyn VAM SSA1 is recommended for printing water and alcohol swellable super absorbent Hydrogel 3D materials.

It is designed for making very soft gels or jellies ultra elastic Hydrogel materials with Shore O30, which cannot be directly 3D printed due to their excessive softness and resilience. It is also intended for intricate, complex and highly customizable Hydrogel scaffold structures that can support cell adhesion and promote cell infiltration for tissue engineering 3D and for printing hydrogel scaffolds.

Application framework

Designed for use with VAM 3D printers for fabrication of water and alcohol swellable super absorbent Hydrogel materials, including hydrogel scaffolds, tissue engineering structures and highly detailed parts that swell after immersion in water or alcohol.

Typical applications

• Water and alcohol swellable super absorbent Hydrogel 3D materials
• Very soft gels or jellies ultra elastic Hydrogel materials with Shore O30 after dipping
• Intricate, complex and highly customizable Hydrogel scaffold structures
• Tissue engineering 3D structures
• Hydrogel scaffolds

Measured mechanical properties

• Tensile strength: <40 MPa before dipping (ISO 527-1 / ISO 527-2)
• Flexural strength: <40 MPa before dipping (ISO 178)
• Young’s modulus: >2000 MPa before dipping (ISO 527)
• Elongation at break: <8% before dipping (ISO 527)
• Shore hardness: D80 before dipping / O30 after dipping (ISO 868)

Measured physical properties

• Absorption: more than 3-4 times its weight of water and/or alcohol without losing its original shape
• Elongation after overnight dipping in water and/or alcohol: >>300%
• Color: clear

Functional performance characteristics

• Recommended for printing water and alcohol swellable super absorbent Hydrogel 3D materials
• Ideal for making very soft gels or jellies ultra elastic Hydrogel materials with Shore O30, which cannot be directly 3D printed due to their excessive softness and resilience
• Ideal for intricate, complex and highly customizable Hydrogel scaffold structures that can support cell adhesion and promote cell infiltration for tissue engineering 3D and for printing hydrogel scaffolds
• Fast swelling in water and alcohol
• Tack free finishes after light box postcuring
• Non brittle material that swells and becomes very soft while keeping its original shape
• High resolution

Processing and handling performance

• Printable with VAM 3D printers
• Clean and postcure your 3D prints with Cleaning Fluid WS1 Bio
• After placing your order request the Instructions for Use IFU at: info@3Dresyns.com
• Addition of a suitable photo accelerant and resolution-er system is required for printing in specific VAM printers

Chemical and safety characteristics

• Metal and organo-tin free

Testing & processing disclaimer

Final swelling behavior, softness after immersion, absorbency, scaffold performance, cell interaction, printability and dimensional stability must be validated by the user according to the intended application, printer configuration and full workflow.

Disclaimer

This material is supplied as a professional manufacturing material and is not marketed as a finished medical device. Final part performance and suitability must be validated by the user according to the intended application.

Document reference: TDS-3DRESYN-VAM-SSA1-EN | Version: 1.0 | Last updated: March 2026