Damage assessment of different FDM-processed materials adopting Infrared Thermography
Fracture and Structural Integrity, 2022 The use of components obtained through the additive manufacturing (AM) technique has become increasingly widespread in recent years, playing a central role in industrial production, and in particular in some fields such as automotive, biomedical ...
Danilo D�Andrea +4 more
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Comparative Study Regarding the Design of a 3D Printed Hip Prosthesis
The Annals of “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati. Fascicle IX, Metallurgy and Materials Science, 2023 This work proposes the comparison of two models of 3D printed hip prostheses, using microscopic and chemical analysis, but also compression and bending testing. The comparison was made using a hip prosthesis designed in the Autodesk Inventor 2020 program
Silvia-Iuliana NECULA +3 more
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Preliminary studies on the suitability of PETG for 4D printing applications [PDF]
MATEC Web of Conferences, 2020 Shape memory polymers represent a class of polymers that can recover its original shape under stimulus. This paper presents the preliminary results of a broader research programme that investigates the potential use of polyethylene terephthalate glycol ...
Hassan Mohamed H. +4 more
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3D printing of five tensile samples in lateral position C from PETG material [PDF]
Journal of Research and Innovation for Sustainable Society, 2023 This work presents the manufacturing by 3D printing in lateral position C, of five samples made of PETG material. Polyethylene terephthalate glycol, commonly known as PETG or PET-G, is a thermoplastic polyester that provides significant chemical ...
A.M Rugescu +5 more
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Chemicals having estrogenic activity can be released from some bisphenol a-free, hard and clear, thermoplastic resins [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Chemicals that have estrogenic activity (EA) can potentially cause adverse health effects in mammals including humans, sometimes at low doses in fetal through juvenile stages with effects detected in adults. Polycarbonate (PC) thermoplastic
Bittner, George D. +4 more
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Performance Evaluation of Carbon Fiber Reinforced with Polyethylene Terephthalate Glycol (PETG) in Additive Manufacturing [PDF]
E3S Web of ConferencesThis research worked on the mechanical properties of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polyethylene Terephthalate Glycol (PETG) for applications in 3D printing. Carbon fiber reinforcement was incorporated into PETG and pellets as the base material.
Nerella Mary Jasmin +6 more
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3-D Printed Protective Equipment during COVID-19 Pandemic [PDF]
, 2020 While the number of coronavirus cases from 2019 continues to grow, hospitals are reporting shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline healthcare workers.
Fretwurst, Tobias +7 more
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Use of endospore-forming bacteria as an active oxygen scavenger in plastic packaging materials [PDF]
, 2011 In this study the use of heat resistant endospore-forming aerobic microorganisms of the genus Bacillus amyloliquefaciens as an active oxygen scavenger in multilayer PET bottles was evaluated.
Anthierens, Tom +11 more
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Thin-Shell Deployable Reflectors with Collapsible Stiffeners: Experiments and Simulations [PDF]
, 2012 This paper presents an experimental and computational study of four deployable reflectors with collapsible edge stiffeners, to verify the differences in behavior that had been predicted in a previous theoretical study.
Pellegrino, Sergio, Tan, Lin Tze
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Estrogenic chemicals often leach from BPA-free plastic products that are replacements for BPA-containing polycarbonate products [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Xenobiotic chemicals with estrogenic activity (EA), such as bisphenol A (BPA), have been reported to have potential adverse health effects in mammals, including humans, especially in fetal and infant stages.
Bittner, George D. +2 more
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