Significant advances in fused deposition modeling (FDM), as well as its myriad applications,
have led to its growing prominence among additive manufacturing (AM) technologies. When …

A discontinuous fiber-reinforced polymer composite (DFRPC) provides superior mechanical
performances in material extrusion additive manufacturing (MEAM) parts, and thus promotes …

Economic and environmental costs are assessed for four different plastics manufacturing
processes, including cold and hot runner molding as well as stock and upgraded material …

Distal fractures are the most commonly experienced type of fractures that require fixation of
bone plates for healing of fractured bones. Poly Lactic Acid (PLA)‐based bone plates are …

Microfluidic–microwave devices (MMDs) have emerged as precision tools for the rapid,
accurate, sensitive, and non-invasive characterisation of liquids in low-volumes. However …

Abstract Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) technology is popularizing in the world market for
prototyping as well as end products of polymeric materials. The mechanical properties and …

This study offers benchmark recommendations for designing lattice-shaped plastic
suspension arms for remote-controlled (RC) automobiles in an environmentally sustainable …

Additive manufacturing has allowed producing various complex structures inspired by
natural materials. In this research, the bio-inspired suture structure was 3D printed using the …

This study aims to analyse the mechanical properties of polylactic acid composites
reinforced with aluminium powder. Polylactic acid/aluminium composites were fabricated …

Despite the wide growth of additive manufacturing, it is still very expensive to mass produce
3D-printed parts. The costs can be minimized if the quantity of material required to produce a …