Embracing Additive Manufacturing Technology through Fused Filament Fabrication for Antimicrobial with Enhanced Formulated Materials

Antimicrobial materials produced by 3D Printing technology are very beneficial, especially for biomedical applications. Antimicrobial surfaces specifically with enhanced antibacterial property have been prepared using several quaternary salt-based agents, such as quaternary ammonium salts and metallic nanoparticles (NPs), such as copper and zinc, which are incorporated into a polymeric matrix mainly through copolymerization grafting and ionic exchange. This review compared different materials for their effectiveness in providing antimicrobial properties on surfaces. This study will help researchers choose the most suitable method of developing antimicrobial surfaces with the highest efficiency, which can be applied to develop products compatible with 3D Printing Technology.

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The Production Possibility of the Antimicrobial Filaments by Co-Extrusion of the PLA Pellet with Chitosan Powder for FDM 3D Printing Technology

Polymers ◽

10.3390/polym11111893 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (11) ◽

pp. 1893 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Szymon Mania ◽

Jacek Ryl ◽

Jia-Rong Jinn ◽

Ya-Jane Wang ◽

Anna Michałowska ◽

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Keyword(s):

3D Printing ◽

Mechanical Test ◽

Three Dimensional ◽

Antimicrobial Properties ◽

Printing Technology ◽

Elongation At Break ◽

3D Printing Technology ◽

3D Objects ◽

Ft Ir ◽

Ir Analysis

The last decades have witnessed a major advancement and development in three-dimensional (3D) printing technology. In the future, the trend’s utilization of 3D printing is expected to play an important role in the biomedical field. This work presents co-extrusion of the polylactic acid (PLA), its derivatives (sPLA), and chitosan with the aim of achieving filaments for printing 3D objects, such as biomedical tools or implants. The physicochemical and antimicrobial properties were evaluated using SEM, FT-IR, DSC, instrumental mechanical test, and based on the ASTM E2149 standard, respectively. The addition of chitosan in the PLA and sPLA filaments increased their porosity and decreased density. The FT-IR analysis showed that PLA and chitosan only formed a physical mixture after extrusion. The addition of chitosan caused deterioration of the mechanical properties of filaments, especially elongation at break and Young’s modulus. The addition of chitosan to the filaments improved their ability to crystallize and provide their antimicrobial properties against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus.

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Rapid Prototyping of the Injection Device Piston Used for Fertigation Using 3D Printing Technology

Materiale Plastice ◽

10.37358/mp.19.4.5272 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 56 (4) ◽

pp. 825-830

Author(s):

Gheorghe Sovaiala ◽

Alexandru-Polifron Chirita ◽

Sava Anghel ◽

DragoȘ Manea

Keyword(s):

3D Printing ◽

Rapid Prototyping ◽

Surface Quality ◽

Agricultural Crops ◽

Injection Device ◽

Fused Filament Fabrication ◽

Printing Technology ◽

3D Printing Technology ◽

Smoothing Process ◽

Complex Equipment

The article presents the process by which, with the help of 3D printing technology, the piston of the differential injection device was produced using ABS material. It was made with fused filament fabrication (FFF) technology, and the smoothing process was used to improve the surface quality. The piston is part of a complex equipment for underground fertilization of agricultural crops.

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Direct Filament Dryer With Moisture And Dust Absorbent For 3D Printing Plastic Filaments

Khazanah ◽

10.20885/khazanah.vol12.iss2.art29 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Aji Nur Wijaksono ◽

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Bima Agung Setyawan ◽

Miftah Rosyida Fitri ◽

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Keyword(s):

3D Printing ◽

Fused Deposition Modeling ◽

Industrial Revolution ◽

Print Quality ◽

Fused Filament Fabrication ◽

Heating Chamber ◽

Printing Technology ◽

3D Printing Technology ◽

Fused Deposition ◽

Main Requirement

Industrial Revolution 4.0 requires every line of life to apply technology, especially in the field of prototyping. 3D PrintingFDM (Fused Deposition Modeling) technology is used for the needs of rapid prototyping. The plastic filament material is the main requirement in printing FDM or FFF (Fused Filament Fabrication). However, there are poor print quality problems in this storage process because all types of plastic filaments used in this 3D printing technology are affected by moisture and dust. The moisture of the plastic filament can be seen if there is a hiss in the printing process and the surface of the printing result becomes rough. At the same time, the dust on the filament will clog the hot end nozzle. Current 3D printing technology is used to reduce this problem by storing filaments in the filament box dryer. However, this storage has several drawbacks. It is less efficient and practical because the filament box can only hold one of the plastic filament rolls. From this problem, we tried to create "Direct Filament Dryer with Moisture and Dust Absorbent for 3D Printing Plastic Filaments". The principle of this tool is to put the filament into the heating chamber. This room contains silica gel as a damper for moisture and a sponge to clean the dust on the filament's surface. The heating room temperature is controlled by a thermostat, which will keep the temperature between 40-50 °C. This research uses R&D techniques with the 4D method, namely, Define, Design, Develop, and Disseminate. Meanwhile, to test the results of this research by comparing the printing results between plastic filaments that are allowed to become damp and dusty with technology. Therefore, it was concluded that using made the filament surface smooth without any rough parts.

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