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Optimization of selective laser sintering process conditions using stable sintering region approach

eXPRESS Polymer Letters, 2021
The optimization of process parameters represents one of the major drawbacks of selective laser sintering (SLS) technology since it is largely empirical and based on performing a series of trial-and-error builds.
F. Lupone, E. Padovano, M. Pietroluongo, S. Giudice, O. Ostrovskaya, C. Badini   +5 more
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Extrusion‐Based Additive Manufacturing of Advanced Ceramics: Strengthening Mechanisms and Process Optimization Review

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This review comprehensively evaluates extrusion‐based additive manufacturing for advanced ceramics, detailing feedstock options and key process parameters. By critically addressing defect mechanisms like porosity and cracking, the work highlights optimization strategies through machine learning and advanced postprocessing.
Meisam Bakhtiari, Mohammad Hadi Sheikh‐Ansari, Avinash Borgaonkar, Mehran Dadkhah, Abdollah Saboori   +4 more
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Selective laser sintering of carbon nanotube–coated thermoplastic polyurethane: Mechanical, electrical, and piezoresistive properties

Composites Part C: Open Access, 2022
Flexible and electrically conductive carbon nanotube/thermoplastic polyurethane (CNT/TPU) nanocomposites have been herein fabricated by selective laser sintering (SLS) for the applications of wearable electronics and strain sensors. CNT/TPU nanocomposite
Meixin Zhou, Wei Zhu, Suzhu Yu, Yujia Tian, Kun Zhou   +4 more
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Advances in Sustainable and Wearable Textile Based Soft Robotics

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This Review examines advances in wearable textile‐based soft robotics, focusing on sustainable materials, integrated sensing, and scalable actuation. It discusses manufacturing and system integration across healthcare, assistive robotics, prosthetics, and human–machine interfaces, and highlights key challenges in circular design, including life‐cycle ...
Zahir Abbas, Marzia Dulal, Sophia K. Novoselov, Victoria K. Novoselov, Kostya S. Novoselov, Shaila Afroj, Nazmul Karim   +6 more
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Continuous-Wave Laser-Induced Transfer of Metal Nanoparticles to Arbitrary Polymer Substrates

Nanomaterials, 2020
Laser-induced forward transfer (LIFT) and selective laser sintering (SLS) are two distinct laser processes that can be applied to metal nanoparticle (NP) ink for the fabrication of a conductive layer on various substrates. A pulsed laser and a continuous-
Jaemook Lim, Youngchan Kim, Jaeho Shin, Younggeun Lee, Wooseop Shin, Weihao Qu, Eunseung Hwang, Seongje Park, Sukjoon Hong   +8 more
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Open-Source Selective Laser Sintering (OpenSLS) of Nylon and Biocompatible Polycaprolactone. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) is an additive manufacturing process that uses a laser to fuse powdered starting materials into solid 3D structures.
Ian S Kinstlinger, Andreas Bastian, Samantha J Paulsen, Daniel H Hwang, Anderson H Ta, David R Yalacki, Tim Schmidt, Jordan S Miller   +7 more
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From Fiber Bundles to Architected Membranes: Triply Periodic Minimal Surface Architectures for Biohybrid Artificial Lungs

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Additively manufactured triply periodic minimal surface (TPMS) membranes offer an architecture‐driven alternative to hollow fiber bundles in artificial lungs. Multiphysics simulations and endothelialized prototypes show that the 3D‐printable membrane architecture improves gas exchange, blood flow distribution, and hemocompatibility, enabling ...
Michael Pflaum, Kai P. Barbian, Florian Neuhaus, Gerrit Sitarz, Carolin Nölke, Sebastian V. Jansen, John Linkhorst, Lukas T. Hirschwald, Sebastian Brosch, Christian Certa, Ulrich Steinseifer, Matthias Wessling, Jutta Arens, Arjang Ruhparwar, Bettina Wiegmann   +14 more
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Recent Advances in the Production of Pharmaceuticals Using Selective Laser Sintering

Biomimetics, 2023
Selective laser sintering (SLS) is an additive manufacturing process that has shown promise in the production of medical devices, including hip cups, knee trays, dental crowns, and hearing aids.
Athinarayanan Balasankar, Kandasamy Anbazhakan, Velusamy Arul, Velankadu Natrayan Mutharaian, Ganesan Sriram, Kanakaraj Aruchamy, Tae Hwan Oh, Subramaniyan Ramasundaram   +7 more
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Strong‐Magnetic Flexible Composites for Magnetically Responsive Soft Robots

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This perspective provides an overview of the performance mechanisms, preparation methods, and applications of strong magnetic flexible composite materials in soft actuators (such as gripping, movement, and sensing), and further explores current opportunities and challenges.
Wenwen Li, Shuai Liu, Xinyi Wang, Xinglong Gong, Shouhu Xuan   +4 more
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Recycle of PA12 Scrap: Mechanical and Structural Performance of FDM Printed Parts from SLS Waste

Proceedings
Additive manufacturing is rapidly expanding across industries but generates substantial polymer waste, particularly in Selective Laser Sintering (SLS), of which considerable quantities of unfused powder and faulty prints are typically discarded [...]
Sofia Kavafaki, Georgios Maliaris
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