Development Process for Custom Three-Dimensional Printing (3DP) Material Systems

Utela, Ben; Storti, Duane W.; Anderson, R.; Ganter, Mark A.

doi:10.1115/1.4000713

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“…Given the authors' goal of processing copper via binder jetting, they followed an established methodology for developing new materials for binder jetting (Utela et al, 2008(Utela et al, , 2010. The methodology includes the selection of binder/powder, the determination of printing parameters to fabricate green parts and the determination of appropriate sintering cycles.…”

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An exploration of binder jetting of copper

Bai

Williams

2015

Rapid Prototyping Journal

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Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to explore the use of binder jetting to fabricate high-purity copper parts. The ability to fabricate geometrically complex copper shapes would have implications on the design and manufacture of components for thermal management systems and structural electronics. Design/methodology/approach -To explore the feasibility of processing copper via binder jetting, the authors followed an established material development process that encompasses powder selection and tuning process parameters in printing and thermal cycles. Specifically, the authors varied powder size and sintering cycles to explore their effects on densification. Findings -Three differently sized copper powders were successfully printed, followed by sintering in a reducing atmosphere. It was found that a 15-m-diameter powder with a sintering cycle featuring a 1,080°C maximum temperature provides the most dense (85 per cent) and pure (97 per cent) final copper parts of the parameters tested. Research limitations/implications -Due to powder-based additive manufacturing techniques' inherent limitations in powder packing and particle size diameter, there are difficulties in creating fully dense copper parts. To improve thermal, electrical and mechanical properties, future work will focus on improving densification. Originality/value -The paper demonstrates the first use of binder jetting to fabricate copper artifacts. The resulting copper parts are denser than what is typically found in binder jetting of metal powders (without infiltration); significant opportunity remains to further optimize the manufacturing process by introducing novel techniques to tailor the material properties for thermal/electrical applications.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

An exploration of binder jetting of copper

Bai

Williams

2015

Rapid Prototyping Journal

215

118

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“…After printing each layer, the build stage goes down for the next layer of printing. During printing, binder saturation level represents the ratio of ink to bed pour volume, which is dependent on droplet spacing and size, bed packing density and layer thickness [39]. Saturation level shouldn’t be too high, as it might lead to excess powder binding causing uneven surface on the build bed; however a low saturation level can result in insufficient binder penetration into the powder [13,40].…”

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Additive manufacturing of biomaterials

Bose

Sahasrabudhe

et al. 2018

Progress in Materials Science

582

272

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Biomaterials are used to engineer functional restoration of different tissues to improve human health and the quality of life. Biomaterials can be natural or synthetic. Additive manufacturing (AM) is a novel materials processing approach to create parts or prototypes layer-by-layer directly from a computer aided design (CAD) file. The combination of additive manufacturing and biomaterials is very promising, especially towards patient specific clinical applications. Challenges of AM technology along with related materials issues need to be realized to make this approach feasible for broader clinical needs. This approach is already making a significant gain towards numerous commercial biomedical devices. In this review, key additive manufacturing methods are first introduced followed by AM of different materials, and finally applications of AM in various treatment options. Realization of critical challenges and technical issues for different AM methods and biomaterial selections based on clinical needs are vital. Multidisciplinary research will be necessary to face those challenges and fully realize the potential of AM in the coming days.

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“…Zhao et al, 2014). Nowadays, the thrust areas of research are maxillofacial/craniofacial/dental treatments (Hazeveld et al, 2014;Li et al, 2017;Utela et al, 2010), implantation of the devices for bone healing (Harrysson et al, 2015;He et al, 2006), drug control and release devices (Skowyra et al, 2015), soft tissue (Cox et al, 2015;Markstedt et al, 2015), scaffolds (Inzana et al, 2014;Jariwala et al, 2015;Shirazi et al, 2015), biosensors (Yazdi et al, 2016), artificial organs (Shahid et al, 2006), surgical aids and tools (Cromeens et al, 2017;Gatto et al, 2010;Pugliese et al, 2018) and education (Coakley et al, 2014;Kim et al, 2016).…”

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Fused filament printing of specialized biomedical devices: a state-of-the art review of technological feasibilities with PEEK

Ghomi

Eshkalak

Singh

et al. 2021

RPJ

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Purpose The potential implications of the three-dimensional printing (3DP) technology are growing enormously in the various health-care sectors, including surgical planning, manufacturing of patient-specific implants and developing anatomical models. Although a wide range of thermoplastic polymers are available as 3DP feedstock, yet obtaining biocompatible and structurally integrated biomedical devices is still challenging owing to various technical issues. Design/methodology/approach Polyether ether ketone (PEEK) is an organic and biocompatible compound material that is recently being used to fabricate complex design geometries and patient-specific implants through 3DP. However, the thermal and rheological features of PEEK make it difficult to process through the 3DP technologies, for instance, fused filament fabrication. The present review paper presents a state-of-the-art literature review of the 3DP of PEEK for potential biomedical applications. In particular, a special emphasis has been given on the existing technical hurdles and possible technological and processing solutions for improving the printability of PEEK. Findings The reviewed literature highlighted that there exist numerous scientific and technical means which can be adopted for improving the quality features of the 3D-printed PEEK-based biomedical structures. The discussed technological innovations will help the 3DP system to enhance the layer adhesion strength, structural stability, as well as enable the printing of high-performance thermoplastics. Originality/value The content of the present manuscript will motivate young scholars and senior scientists to work in exploring high-performance thermoplastics for 3DP applications.

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Development Process for Custom Three-Dimensional Printing (3DP) Material Systems

Cited by 54 publications

References 19 publications

An exploration of binder jetting of copper

An exploration of binder jetting of copper

Additive manufacturing of biomaterials

Fused filament printing of specialized biomedical devices: a state-of-the art review of technological feasibilities with PEEK

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