Microlattice is well known as an efficient structure having a low density which maintains mechanical properties, so microlattice is being applied to the structural design of lightweight material in many industrial fields. In this study, we proposed a core-shell microlattice structure by the conformal coating of a metal nanoparticle-polymer composite in order to enhance the mechanical properties of polymeric microlattice printed by light-based 3D printing method. Polymeric architected microlattice was fabricated using digital light printing, which enabled the printing of complex structures with good surface smoothness. Then, the polymeric microlattice was conformally coated with aluminum nanoparticle-polymer composites. To investigate the effect of the metal nanoparticle-polymer composite coating on the mechanical properties of the microlattice, we studied the compressive behavior of cubic and octet-truss microlattices. As a result, we confirmed that both compressive strength and toughness of the two types of microlattices were effectively increased by coating with aluminum nanoparticle-polymer composites.
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