[HTML][HTML] Advances in orthodontic clear aligner materials

YM Bichu, A Alwafi, X Liu, J Andrews, B Ludwig… - Bioactive materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Rapid technological improvements in biomaterials, computer-aided design (CAD) and
manufacturing (CAM) have endorsed clear aligner therapy (CAT) as a mainstay of …

Post-processing of 3D-printed polymers

JRC Dizon, CCL Gache, HMS Cascolan, LT Cancino… - Technologies, 2021 - mdpi.com
Additive manufacturing, commonly known as 3D printing, is an advancement over traditional
formative manufacturing methods. It can increase efficiency in manufacturing operations …

Durable polylactic acid (PLA)-based sustainable engineered blends and biocomposites: Recent developments, challenges, and opportunities

N Tripathi, M Misra, AK Mohanty - ACS Engineering Au, 2021 - ACS Publications
The paper comprehensively reviews durable polylactic acid (PLA)-based engineered blends
and biocomposites supporting a low carbon economy. The traditional fossil fuel derived …

[HTML][HTML] 3D printing facades: Design, fabrication, and assessment methods

M Leschok, I Cheibas, V Piccioni, B Seshadri… - Automation in …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper presents a state of the art review for 3D printed facades. In the review, three main
topics are identified:(i) computational design strategies for 3D printed facades,(ii) fabrication …

Shape memory performance of PETG 4D printed parts under compression in cold, warm, and hot programming

E Soleyman, D Rahmatabadi… - Smart Materials and …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
The main novelty of this paper is the use of poly-ethylene terephthalate glycol (PETG) as a
new shape memory polymer with excellent shape memory effect (SME) and printability. In …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of controllable shape transformation, potential applications, and tensile shape memory properties of 3D printed PETG

E Soleyman, M Aberoumand, D Rahmatabadi… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this research, for the first time, highly controllable self-coiling and tensile shape memory
behaviors of the 3D printed (Poly-Ethylene Terephthalate Glycol) PETG thermoplastic …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive experimental investigation on 4D printing of PET-G under bending

M Aberoumand, K Soltanmohammadi… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, for the first time, PET-G commercial filament is employed for 4D printing of novel
tailormade self-morphing samples. PET-G was found to be an amorphous shape memory …

Polymer-based filament feedstock for additive manufacturing

S Park, KK Fu - Composites Science and Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Fused deposition modeling (FDM) or fused filament fabrication (FFF), which is based on
polymer melting and extrusion, offers a unique manufacturing method to fabricate objects …

[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] PETG: applications in modern medicine

C Yan, C Kleiner, A Tabigue, V Shah, G Sacks… - Engineered …, 2023 - Elsevier
Polyethylene terephthalate glycol, PETG, is a miscible, transparent thermoplastic known to
have strong tensile properties, high ductility, as well as resistance to heat and chemical …