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Materials researched for 3D printing

lab Starch & PLA bioplastics 2019

Carbon-fibre PLA printing

Mechanical characterisation of 3D-printed continuous carbon fibre-reinforced PLA composites.

Built / tested: printed parts

As reported in: Heidari-Rarani, Rafiee-Afarani, Zahedi (2019). Mechanical characterization of FDM 3D printing of continuous carbon fiber reinforced PLA composites. Composites Part B: Engineering. doi:10.1016/j.compositesb.2019.107147

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lab Silk fibroin 2018

Light-curable silk bio-ink

Developed a silk fibroin ink that can be shaped precisely by light-based (DLP) 3D printing.

Built / tested: printed hydrogel structures

As reported in: Kim, Yeon, Lee et al. (2018). Precisely printable and biocompatible silk fibroin bioink for digital light processing 3D printing. Nature Communications. doi:10.1038/s41467-018-03759-y

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