A5078208597- Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
- Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes
- Manufacturing Process and Optimization
- Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity
- Injection Molding Process and Properties
- Membrane Separation Technologies
- Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
- Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
- Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics
KU Leuven
2016-2019
University of Exeter
2019
Micro/nanoscale hierarchical structures of super-hydrophobic 3D printed PSU membranes and the switchable separation oil/water mixtures.
This work investigates the influence of powder size/shape on selective laser sintering (SLS) a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) elastomer. It examines TPU which had been cryogenically milled in two different sizes; coarse (D50∼200μm) with rough surfaces comparison fine (D50∼63μm) extremely flow additives. is found that coalesces at lower temperatures and excessively smokes during SLS processing. In comparison, additives better processable significantly higher bed temperatures, allowing...
Selective laser sintering (SLS) is a powder bed-based additive manufacturing technique to produce complex three-dimensional parts. Although every thermoplastic polymer theoretically can be processed via this technique, variable material behaviour complicates the optimisation of processing parameters. This study investigates processability polystyrene by SLS evaluating bed temperatures and The morphology single-layer parts examined through scanning electron microscopy roughness measurements...