Browsing University of Waterloo by Subject "3D printing"
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3D printing of soft hydrogels incorporating functional nanomaterials
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-10)Tissue engineering (TE) scaffolds are required to closely mimic the human body environment to enable the study of cell behavior in vitro and allow the fabrication of artificial tissue constructs. The scaffolds should possess ... -
Additive Manufacturing and Combustion of Graphene Based Nanothermite Aerogels
(University of Waterloo, 2024-04-23)Nanothermites are a key material for engineering applications related to energy and heat release, such as welding, heating, and pyrotechnics. The ability to additively manufacture energetic nanothermite structures with ... -
Development of Advanced Polymer-Soil Composites as High-Performance Construction Materials
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-23)Construction using earth materials is an old building practice that can be traced back to approximately 10,000 BC. Costs for this type of construction are low because local materials are utilized, and structures are built ... -
Experimental and Computational Micromechanical Investigations for Developing Mechanically Competent 3D Printable Nanocomposite Biomaterials
(University of Waterloo, 2023-09-19)The development of mechanically competent biomaterials that can also facilitate new bone formation is a major challenge in the field of bone repair, especially critically-sized bone defect reconstruction. 3D printed synthetic ... -
Fabrication and characterization of biomimetic dry adhesives supported by foam backing material
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-23)Using sacrificial templates to create 3D structures is commonly employed in various fields such as tissue engineering and water remediation to create complex and high surface area scaffolds. Herein, several sacrificial ... -
Manufacturing Distinction: Gaining access to Mass Customization in the Production of Architecture
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-02)Contemporary architecture often finds itself challenging the physical constraints of the previous era and typically aims to be one of a kind. This thesis views architecture as the accumulation of design and construction ... -
Melting modes in laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing
(University of Waterloo, 2021-08-18)Laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) is a metal AM technology that has one of the highest industrial uptake at the moment in the aerospace, automotive, and biomedical sectors. LPBF enjoys such popularity as it enables the ... -
mSLA-based 3D printing of acrylated epoxidized soybean oil - nano-hydroxyapatite composites for bone repair
(Elsevier, 2021-11)Structural bone allografts are used to treat critically sized segmental bone defects (CSBDs) as such defects are too large to heal naturally. Development of biomaterials with competent mechanical properties that can also ... -
On the measurement of relative powder-bed compaction density in powder-bed additive manufacturing processes
(Elsevier, 2018-10-05)Experimental studies in the literature have identified the powder-bed compaction density as an important parameter, governing the quality of additively manufactured parts. For example, in laser powder-bed fusion (LPBF), ... -
Towards Predicting Densification and Deformation in the Sintering of Binder-Jet Additively Manufactured Parts
(University of Waterloo, 2023-04-10)Binder-jet additive manufacturing (BJAM) is a three-dimensional (3D) printing process which produces parts from successive layers of a powder material (typically metal or ceramic) and selective jetting of a liquid binder ...