Recent advances in biomimetic soft robotics: Fabrication approaches, driven strategies and applications

X Dong, X Luo, H Zhao, C Qiao, J Li, J Yi, L Yang… - Soft Matter, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Compared to traditional rigid-bodied robots, soft robots are constructed using physically
flexible/elastic bodies and electronics to mimic nature and enable novel applications in …

Materials requirements in fused filament fabrication: a framework for the design of next‐generation 3D printable thermoplastics and composites

A Sola - Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Fused filament fabrication (FFF), also known as fused deposition modeling, is the leading
technology for polymer‐based additive manufacturing. The simplicity, along with the …

One-shot additive manufacturing of robotic finger with embedded sensing and actuation

G Stano, SMAI Ovy, JR Edwards, M Cianchetti… - … International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
A main challenge in the additive manufacturing (AM) field is the possibility to create
structures with embedded actuators and sensors: addressing this requirement would lead to …

[HTML][HTML] Electrical capability of 3D printed unpoled polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)/thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) sensors combined with carbon black and barium …

DP Simunec, M Breedon, FUR Muhammad… - Additive …, 2023 - Elsevier
The development of three-dimensional (3D) printed sensors attracts high interest from the
smart electronic industry owing to the significant geometric freedom allowed by the printing …

Emerging research in conductive materials for fused filament fabrication: a critical review

D Pejak Simunec, A Sola - Advanced Engineering Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The progress of Industry 4.0 and the advancement of robotic design are revealing a
significant gap in the capabilities of current manufacturing techniques and the selection of …

Single‐process 3D‐printed triaxial accelerometer

M Arh, J Slavič - Advanced Materials Technologies, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
For thermoplastic material extrusion 3D‐printing functional filaments with electrically
conductive, piezoresistive, piezoelectric, capacitive or magnetic properties are developed …

Electrical resistivity of 3D-printed polymer elements

S Stankevich, J Sevcenko, O Bulderberga, A Dutovs… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
During this study, the resistivity of electrically conductive structures 3D-printed via fused
filament fabrication (FFF) was investigated. Electrical resistivity characterisation was …

A novel two-dimensional phantom for electrical impedance tomography using 3D printing

A Creegan, PMF Nielsen, MH Tawhai - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) is an imaging method that can be used to image
electrical impedance contrasts within various tissues of the body. To support development of …

Process parameters and geometry effects on piezoresistivity in additively manufactured polymer sensors

M Goutier, K Hilbig, T Vietor, M Böl - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
The current work experimentally determined how the initial resistance and gauge factor in
additively manufactured piezoresistive sensors are affected by the material, design, and …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of process parameters in additively manufactured sensors prepared via material extrusion processes: Correlation among electrical, mechanical and …

G Stano, N Sayah, DE Smith, TJ Fleck - Additive Manufacturing Letters, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Fusion-based Material Extrusion (MEX) Additive Manufacturing (AM) processes
have been extensively used for the fabrication of smart structures with embedded sensors …