Recent progress on polymer materials for additive manufacturing

LJ Tan, W Zhu, K Zhou - Advanced Functional Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Additive manufacturing (AM) is the process of printing 3D objects in a layer‐by‐layer
manner. Polymers and their composites are some of the most widely used materials in …

Advances in selective laser sintering of polymers

W Han, L Kong, M Xu - International Journal of Extreme …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Polymers are widely used materials in aerospace, automotive, construction, medical devices
and pharmaceuticals. Polymers are being promoted rapidly due to their ease of …

Processing of self‐healing polymers for soft robotics

E Roels, S Terryn, F Iida, AW Bosman… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Soft robots are, due to their softness, inherently safe and adapt well to unstructured
environments. However, they are prone to various damage types. Self‐healing polymers …

Process phenomena and material properties in selective laser sintering of polymers: A review

F Lupone, E Padovano, F Casamento, C Badini - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Selective laser sintering (SLS) is a powder bed fusion technology that uses a laser source to
melt selected regions of a polymer powder bed based on 3D model data. Components with …

A review of the process physics and material screening methods for polymer powder bed fusion additive manufacturing

CA Chatham, TE Long, CB Williams - Progress in Polymer Science, 2019 - Elsevier
Powder bed fusion (PBF) is one of seven different classes of additive manufacturing (AM)
technologies identified by ASTM and ISO. In polymer PBF, an infra-red energy source …

Evaluation of the mechanical performance of polymer parts fabricated using a production scale multi jet fusion printing process

HJ O'Connor, AN Dickson, DP Dowling - Additive Manufacturing, 2018 - Elsevier
Additive manufacturing (AM) is rapidly becoming one of the most popular manufacturing
techniques for short run part production and rapid prototyping. AM encompasses a range of …

Laser-based additively manufactured polymers: a review on processes and mechanical models

R Brighenti, MP Cosma, L Marsavina… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - Springer
Additive manufacturing (AM) is a broad definition of various techniques to produce layer-by-
layer objects made of different materials. In this paper, a comprehensive review of laser …

Multi-objective optimization of process parameters of Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) for printing Polylactic Acid (PLA) polymer components

P Patil, D Singh, SJ Raykar, J Bhamu - Materials Today: Proceedings, 2021 - Elsevier
Additive Manufacturing (AM) which is also known as 3D printing is radical approach of
manufacturing highly accurate components with polymers, metals and composites. It builds …

Fabrication of PCL/β‐TCP scaffolds by 3D mini‐screw extrusion printing

JL Dávila, MS Freitas, P Inforçatti Neto… - Journal of Applied …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Scaffolds of polycaprolactone (PCL) and PCL composites reinforced with β‐tricalcium
phosphate (β‐TCP) were manufactured aiming potential tissue engineering applications …

Comparison between the properties of polyamide 12 and glass bead filled polyamide 12 using the multi jet fusion printing process

HJ O'Connor, DP Dowling - Additive Manufacturing, 2020 - Elsevier
This study investigates the material and mechanical properties of both polyamide 12 (PA12)
and reinforced glass bead PA12 composites, fabricated using a production scale additive …