Applications of 3D printing technologies in oceanography

Low Cost Printer for DLP Stereolithography

“…In contrast to other light sources, the use of DLP projector enables building the whole layer at the same time. A DLP stereolithography is used in various fields including medical applications, where biocompatible and biodegra dable materials must be used [4] and [5], and oceanography [6] for a better understanding and restoration of fragile marine ecosystems.…”

Interface design of environmentally friendly carbon nanotube-filled polyester composites: Fabrication, characterisation, functionality and application

“…The thermal and mechanical properties, antibacterial activity, electrical conductivity and antistatic properties of the composites were evaluated. A functional 3D printing filament was made by extrusion; no toxic substances were released during printing, thereby protecting the local workspace and the environment [28,29]. For the development of MWCNT-containing polymer nanocomposites for 3D printing, some recent works on electrically conducting 3D printing thermoplastic materials incorporating CNTs had been proposed [30,31].…”

Expanding Aquatic Observations through Recreation

“…Sensor developments for monitoring nutrient concentrations (Beaton et al, 2011) and toxic pollutants (Lafleur et al, 2010) may one day be feasible from such platforms. New manufacturing techniques, including 3D printers (Mohammed, 2016), small low cost electronics (Leeuw et al, 2013) 5 , embedded computing (Williams et al, 2014) 6 and mobile phones (Friedrichs et al, 2017) are expanding possibilities further. With growing developments in wireless sensor networks (Albaladejo et al, 2010), cloud data storage, and visualization (Müller et al, 2016), the feasibility of harnessing recreational sports for aquatic monitoring is increasing.…”