A review of polymer-based materials for fused filament fabrication (FFF): focus on sustainability and recycled materials

D Fico, D Rizzo, R Casciaro, C Esposito Corcione - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Recently, Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF), one of the most encouraging additive
manufacturing (AM) techniques, has fascinated great attention. Although FFF is growing into …

The influence of the process parameters on the mechanical properties of PLA specimens produced by fused filament fabrication—A review

V Cojocaru, D Frunzaverde, CO Miclosina… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Polylactic acid (PLA) is produced from renewable materials, has a low melting temperature
and has a low carbon footprint. These advantages have led to the extensive use of polylactic …

Optimization of key quality indicators in material extrusion 3D printing of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene: The impact of critical process control parameters on the …

N Vidakis, C David, M Petousis, D Sagris… - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
Additive Manufacturing (AM) has been increasingly used as a cost-effective manufacturing
process, owing to its unique advantages, such as high flexibility and the unlimited capacity …

Open challenges in tensile testing of additively manufactured polymers: A literature survey and a case study in fused filament fabrication

A Sola, WJ Chong, DP Simunec, Y Li, A Trinchi… - Polymer Testing, 2023 - Elsevier
Additive manufacturing (AM, also commonly termed 3D printing) is progressing from being a
rapid prototyping tool to serving as pillar of the Industry 4.0 revolution. Thanks to their low …

Functionality versus sustainability for PLA in MEX 3D printing: the impact of generic process control factors on flexural response and energy efficiency

M Petousis, N Vidakis, N Mountakis, E Karapidakis… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Process sustainability vs. mechanical strength is a strong market-driven claim in Material
Extrusion (MEX) Additive Manufacturing (AM). Especially for the most popular polymer …

On the substantial mechanical reinforcement of Polylactic Acid with Titanium Nitride ceramic nanofillers in material extrusion 3D printing

M Petousis, N Vidakis, N Mountakis… - Ceramics …, 2023 - Elsevier
Titanium nitride (TiN) is known as an ultra-hard ceramic, mainly deployed in thin hard
coating applications for improving the substrate's surface properties. Therefore, investigating …

[HTML][HTML] PETG/carbon fiber composites with different structures produced by 3D printing

IM Alarifi - Polymer Testing, 2023 - Elsevier
This research presents a novel methodology for simulating the failure of a 3D-printed
engineering design structure. Fused deposition modeling (FDM) of polyethylene …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-functional medical grade Polyamide12/Carbon black nanocomposites in material extrusion 3D printing

N Vidakis, M Petousis, E Velidakis, N Mountakis… - Composite …, 2023 - Elsevier
Carbon black (CB) modified polyamide 12 (PA12) nanocomposites (PA12/CB) were
fabricated through melt mixing extrusion for a range of different filler weight-to-weight ratios …

[HTML][HTML] High-performance medical-grade resin radically reinforced with cellulose nanofibers for 3D printing

N Vidakis, M Petousis, N Michailidis… - Journal of the …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The effect of Cellulose NanoFiber (CNF) addition to a medical-grade resin in
Stereolithography (SLA) Additive Manufacturing (AM) technology is reported, aiming to …

[HTML][HTML] Parametric optimization of 3D printing process hybridized with laser-polished PETG polymer

RT Mushtaq, A Iqbal, Y Wang, AM Khan, MSA Bakar - Polymer Testing, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The potential of Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) technology to produce very
complex geometrics has a profound impact on the physical world. Practitioners in the …