In Situ Printing and Functionalization of Hybrid Polymer-Ceramic Composites Using a Commercial 3D Printer and Dielectrophoresis—A Novel Conceptual Design

Three-dimensional printing-based additive manufacturing has emerged as a new frontier in materials science, with applications in the production of functionalized polymeric-based hybrid composites for various applications. In this work, a novel conceptual design was conceived in which an AC electric...

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Autores principales: Georgios Tselikos, Shahid Rasul, Pim Groen, Chunchun Li, Jibran Khaliq
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:7f50cb7925274b73af624f00ffaafedc2021-11-25T18:49:01ZIn Situ Printing and Functionalization of Hybrid Polymer-Ceramic Composites Using a Commercial 3D Printer and Dielectrophoresis—A Novel Conceptual Design10.3390/polym132239792073-4360https://doaj.org/article/7f50cb7925274b73af624f00ffaafedc2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/13/22/3979https://doaj.org/toc/2073-4360Three-dimensional printing-based additive manufacturing has emerged as a new frontier in materials science, with applications in the production of functionalized polymeric-based hybrid composites for various applications. In this work, a novel conceptual design was conceived in which an AC electric field was integrated into a commercial 3D printer (-based fused filament fabrication (FFF) working principle) to in situ manufacture hybrid composites having aligned ceramic filler particles. For this work, the thermoplastic poly lactic acid (PLA) was used as a polymer matrix while 10 vol% KNLN (K<sub>0.485</sub>Na<sub>0.485</sub>Li<sub>0.03</sub>NbO<sub>3</sub>) ceramic particles were chosen as a filler material. The degree of alignment of the ceramic powders depended upon print speed, printing temperature and distance between electrodes. At 210 °C and a 1 kV/mm applied electric field, printed samples showed nearly complete alignment of ceramic particles in the PLA matrix. This research shows that incorporating electric field sources into 3D printing processes would result in in situ ceramic particle alignment while preserving the other benefits of 3D printing.Georgios TselikosShahid RasulPim GroenChunchun LiJibran KhaliqMDPI AGarticleadditive manufacturingin situ alignmentelectrically assisted 3D printinghybrid composites3D printingOrganic chemistryQD241-441ENPolymers, Vol 13, Iss 3979, p 3979 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic additive manufacturing
in situ alignment
electrically assisted 3D printing
hybrid composites
3D printing
Organic chemistry
QD241-441
spellingShingle additive manufacturing
in situ alignment
electrically assisted 3D printing
hybrid composites
3D printing
Organic chemistry
QD241-441
Georgios Tselikos
Shahid Rasul
Pim Groen
Chunchun Li
Jibran Khaliq
In Situ Printing and Functionalization of Hybrid Polymer-Ceramic Composites Using a Commercial 3D Printer and Dielectrophoresis—A Novel Conceptual Design
description Three-dimensional printing-based additive manufacturing has emerged as a new frontier in materials science, with applications in the production of functionalized polymeric-based hybrid composites for various applications. In this work, a novel conceptual design was conceived in which an AC electric field was integrated into a commercial 3D printer (-based fused filament fabrication (FFF) working principle) to in situ manufacture hybrid composites having aligned ceramic filler particles. For this work, the thermoplastic poly lactic acid (PLA) was used as a polymer matrix while 10 vol% KNLN (K<sub>0.485</sub>Na<sub>0.485</sub>Li<sub>0.03</sub>NbO<sub>3</sub>) ceramic particles were chosen as a filler material. The degree of alignment of the ceramic powders depended upon print speed, printing temperature and distance between electrodes. At 210 °C and a 1 kV/mm applied electric field, printed samples showed nearly complete alignment of ceramic particles in the PLA matrix. This research shows that incorporating electric field sources into 3D printing processes would result in in situ ceramic particle alignment while preserving the other benefits of 3D printing.
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author Georgios Tselikos
Shahid Rasul
Pim Groen
Chunchun Li
Jibran Khaliq
author_facet Georgios Tselikos
Shahid Rasul
Pim Groen
Chunchun Li
Jibran Khaliq
author_sort Georgios Tselikos
title In Situ Printing and Functionalization of Hybrid Polymer-Ceramic Composites Using a Commercial 3D Printer and Dielectrophoresis—A Novel Conceptual Design
title_short In Situ Printing and Functionalization of Hybrid Polymer-Ceramic Composites Using a Commercial 3D Printer and Dielectrophoresis—A Novel Conceptual Design
title_full In Situ Printing and Functionalization of Hybrid Polymer-Ceramic Composites Using a Commercial 3D Printer and Dielectrophoresis—A Novel Conceptual Design
title_fullStr In Situ Printing and Functionalization of Hybrid Polymer-Ceramic Composites Using a Commercial 3D Printer and Dielectrophoresis—A Novel Conceptual Design
title_full_unstemmed In Situ Printing and Functionalization of Hybrid Polymer-Ceramic Composites Using a Commercial 3D Printer and Dielectrophoresis—A Novel Conceptual Design
title_sort in situ printing and functionalization of hybrid polymer-ceramic composites using a commercial 3d printer and dielectrophoresis—a novel conceptual design
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/7f50cb7925274b73af624f00ffaafedc
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