Polymers for 3D printing and customized additive manufacturing

SC Ligon, R Liska, J Stampfl, M Gurr… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Additive manufacturing (AM) alias 3D printing translates computer-aided design (CAD)
virtual 3D models into physical objects. By digital slicing of CAD, 3D scan, or tomography …

Recent progress in additive manufacturing of fiber reinforced polymer composite

GD Goh, YL Yap, S Agarwala… - Advanced Materials …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Additive manufacturing (AM) has brought about a revolution in the way we can manufacture
complex products with customized features. AM has paved its way in the application areas …

Laser sintering of polyamides and other polymers

RD Goodridge, CJ Tuck, RJM Hague - Progress in Materials science, 2012 - Elsevier
With the evolution of additive techniques from prototyping tools (Rapid Prototyping; RP) to
the production of actual end-use parts (Additive Manufacturing; AM), there is a growing need …

Processing of a Polyamide-12/carbon nanofibre composite by laser sintering

RD Goodridge, ML Shofner, RJM Hague, M McClelland… - Polymer Testing, 2011 - Elsevier
Additive layer techniques, such as laser sintering, are increasingly being considered for the
production of fully functioning end-use parts due to the significant advantages they hold in …

Improving the mechanical properties of laser‐sintered polyamide 12 through incorporation of carbon nanotubes

J Bai, RD Goodridge, RJM Hague… - Polymer Engineering & …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Well‐dispersed nanocomposite powder with spherical morphology and suitable particle size
for processing by laser sintering was successfully produced by coating polyamide 12 (PA12) …

Recent progress in 3D printing of fiber-reinforced composite and nanocomposites

V Dikshit, GD Goh, AP Nagalingam, GL Goh… - Fiber-Reinforced …, 2020 - Elsevier
This chapter reviews the recent progress in 3D printing of fiber-reinforced composites and
nanocomposites. Emphasis has been paid to discuss the various 3D printing techniques …

Investigation into the differences in the selective laser sintering between amorphous and semi-crystalline polymers

C Yan, Y Shi, L Hao - International polymer processing, 2011 - degruyter.com
Significant different thermal properties between amorphous and semi-crystalline polymers
have a great effect on the selection of proper sintering parameters and the resulting …

3D printing of biofiber-reinforced composites and their mechanical properties: a review

L Jiang, X Peng, D Walczyk - Rapid Prototyping Journal, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper aims to summarize the up-to-date research performed on combinations
of various biofibers and resin systems used in different three-dimensional (3D) printing …

Preparation of PA12 microspheres with tunable morphology and size for use in SLS processing

G Wang, P Wang, Z Zhen, W Zhang, J Ji - Materials & Design, 2015 - Elsevier
Materials technology is currently a great challenge in selective laser sintering (SLS). The
development of new method for the preparation of a variety of materials has drawn great …

[HTML][HTML] Laser sintering of nano-hydroxyapatite coated polyamide 12 powders

D Hui, RD Goodridge, CA Scotchford, DM Grant - Additive Manufacturing, 2018 - Elsevier
As part of a larger study on the laser sintering (LS) of nano-composite structures for
biomedical applications, a wet mixing method was used to coat Polyamide 12 (PA12) …