Advancements in Soft Robotics: A Comprehensive Review on Actuation Methods, Materials, and Applications

Y Wang, Y Wang, RT Mushtaq, Q Wei - Polymers, 2024 - mdpi.com
The flexibility and adaptability of soft robots enable them to perform various tasks in
changing environments, such as flower picking, fruit harvesting, in vivo targeted treatment …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of printing orientation on inter and intra-layer bonds in 3D printed thermoplastic elastomers: A study using acoustic emission and tensile tests

B Adrover-Monserrat, S García-Vilana… - Polymer, 2023 - Elsevier
The use of the Material Extrusion technique with Thermoplastic Elastomers is currently
growing because of the large number of benefits of this family of materials. They are …

Optimizing 3D printing process parameters for the tensile strength of thermoplastic polyurethane plastic

D Le, CH Nguyen, THN Pham, VT Nguyen… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Springer
Three-dimensional printing (3D printing) is one of the most common methods applied in
rapid prototyping for manufacturing, medical, and education applications. In addition to the …

Failure of surface modification 3D printed polymer materials by UV/ozone irradiation

V Korkut, F Darıcık, İ Aktitiz, K Aydın - Engineering Failure Analysis, 2023 - Elsevier
In today's technology, AM processes are widely adopted in the aerospace, energy,
automotive, medicine, and agriculture industries. Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) is one …

Indirect induction sintering of metal parts produced through material extrusion additive manufacturing

M Ortega Varela de Seijas, A Bardenhagen, T Rohr… - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Avoiding loose powders and resins, material extrusion additive manufacturing is a powerful
technique to produce near-net shape parts, being a cheap and safe alternative for …

Mechanical properties of the FFF sandwich-structured parts made of PLA/TPU multi-material

B Arifvianto, BE Satiti, UA Salim, Suyitno… - Progress in Additive …, 2022 - Springer
Currently, multi-material approach has become an interesting research subject in the field of
materials engineering and additive manufacturing technology. With this technique, the …

Highly stretchable and sensitive flexible strain sensor based on Fe NWs/graphene/PEDOT: PSS with a porous structure

P Yang, S Xiang, R Li, H Ruan, D Chen, Z Zhou… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
With the rapid development of wearable smart electronic products, high-performance
wearable flexible strain sensors are urgently needed. In this paper, a flexible strain sensor …

Modelling and fabrication of flexible strain sensor using the 3D printing technology

S Gunes, O Ulkir, M Kuncan - Journal of Thermoplastic …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
The use of additive manufacturing (AM) or 3D printing in sensor technology is increasing
daily because it can fabricate complex structures quickly and accurately. This study presents …

[HTML][HTML] A hybrid material extrusion device with local debinding and sintering

MOV de Seijas, A Bardenhagen, T Rohr… - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
To date, debinding and sintering of parts fabricated through material extrusion (MEX) has
been done in a time-consuming disconnected approach, with geometries initially shaped …

Waterborne Polyurethane Latexes for Vat Photopolymerization

RH Bean, G Nayyar, JI Sintas… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Vat photopolymerization (VP) additive manufacturing (AM) provides printed objects with
micrometer-scale resolution and a smooth surface finish from a wide range of photo-cross …