Key parameters controlling surface quality and dimensional accuracy: a critical review of FFF process

J Kechagias, D Chaidas, N Vidakis… - Materials and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Fused filament fabrication (FFF) is an additive manufacturing process, which constructs
physical items by fused melt material, selectively deposited layer-by-layer through a heated …

Additive manufacturing of antibacterial PLA-ZnO nanocomposites: Benefits, limitations and open challenges

WJ Chong, S Shen, Y Li, A Trinchi, D Pejak… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Polymeric biomaterials such as polylactic acid (PLA) play a prominent role in the
advancement of biomedical additive manufacturing (AM). PLA offers indeed a very …

Optimization of key quality indicators in material extrusion 3D printing of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene: The impact of critical process control parameters on the …

N Vidakis, C David, M Petousis, D Sagris… - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
Additive Manufacturing (AM) has been increasingly used as a cost-effective manufacturing
process, owing to its unique advantages, such as high flexibility and the unlimited capacity …

Sustainable additive manufacturing: Mechanical response of polyamide 12 over multiple recycling processes

N Vidakis, M Petousis, L Tzounis, A Maniadi… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Plastic waste reduction and recycling through circular use has been critical nowadays, since
there is an increasing demand for the production of plastic components based on different …

[HTML][HTML] Multifunctional HDPE/Cu biocidal nanocomposites for MEX additive manufactured parts: perspectives for the defense industry

N Vidakis, N Michailidis, M Petousis, NK Nasikas… - Defence …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, we investigated the performance improvement caused by the addition of
copper (Cu) nanoparticles to high-density polyethylene (HDPE) matrix material. Composite …

Sustainable additive manufacturing: Mechanical response of polypropylene over multiple recycling processes

N Vidakis, M Petousis, L Tzounis, A Maniadi… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
The recycling of polymeric materials has received a steadily growing scientific and industrial
interest due to the increase in demand and production of durable and lightweight plastic …

Parameter effects and process modeling of FFF-TPU mechanical response

JD Kechagias, N Vidakis, M Petousis - Materials and Manufacturing …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) process employs thermoplastic materials in
filaments form to build functional components by selectively placing extruded material …

Investigation of printing parameters effects on mechanical and failure properties of 3D printed PLA

M Benamira, N Benhassine, A Ayad… - Engineering Failure …, 2023 - Elsevier
Predicting the mechanical properties or analyzing the failure mode of fused deposition
modeling products is challenging due to the layer-by-layer structure and the manufacturing …

Coaxial direct ink writing of ZnO functionalized continuous carbon fiber-reinforced thermosetting composites

Z Yang, E Medora, Z Ren, M Cheng, S Namilae… - … Science and Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
Additive manufacturing of fiber-reinforced thermosetting composites is of great importance
for various applications. However, improving the quality of the fiber/matrix interface under …

Compressive response versus power consumption of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene in material extrusion additive manufacturing: the impact of seven critical control …

M Petousis, N Vidakis, N Mountakis… - … International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) is a multipurpose thermoplastic and the second most
popular material in material extrusion (MEX) additive manufacturing (AM). It is widely used in …