A review on nanomaterial-based additive manufacturing: Dynamics in properties, prospects, and challenges

M Rahman, KS Islam, TM Dip, MFM Chowdhury… - Progress in Additive …, 2024 - Springer
The incorporation of nanomaterials has revolutionized the field of additive manufacturing.
The combination of additive manufacturing technology with nanomaterials has significantly …

Research progress in polylactic acid processing for 3D printing

X Wang, L Huang, Y Li, Y Wang, X Lu, Z Wei… - Journal of Manufacturing …, 2024 - Elsevier
Polylactic acid (PLA) when combined with 3D-printing technology has been used in various
fields owing to its excellent biodegradability. However, the application of PLA as a 3D …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of six key process control parameters on the surface roughness, dimensional accuracy, and porosity in material extrusion 3D printing of polylactic …

N Vidakis, C David, M Petousis, D Sagris… - Advances in Industrial …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the material extrusion (MEX) Additive Manufacturing (AM) technology, the layer-by-layer
nature of the fabricated parts, induces specific features which affect their quality and may …

[HTML][HTML] Multifunctional material extrusion 3D-printed antibacterial polylactic acid (PLA) with binary inclusions: the effect of cuprous oxide and cellulose nanofibers

M Petousis, N Vidakis, N Mountakis, V Papadakis… - Fibers, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this work, we present an effective process easily adapted in industrial environments for
the development of multifunctional nanocomposites for material extrusion (MEX) 3D printing …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-functional medical grade Polyamide12/Carbon black nanocomposites in material extrusion 3D printing

N Vidakis, M Petousis, E Velidakis, N Mountakis… - Composite …, 2023 - Elsevier
Carbon black (CB) modified polyamide 12 (PA12) nanocomposites (PA12/CB) were
fabricated through melt mixing extrusion for a range of different filler weight-to-weight ratios …

On the substantial mechanical reinforcement of Polylactic Acid with Titanium Nitride ceramic nanofillers in material extrusion 3D printing

M Petousis, N Vidakis, N Mountakis… - Ceramics …, 2023 - Elsevier
Titanium nitride (TiN) is known as an ultra-hard ceramic, mainly deployed in thin hard
coating applications for improving the substrate's surface properties. Therefore, investigating …

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 …

Influence of fused deposition modelling nozzle temperature on the rheology and mechanical properties of 3d printed β-tricalcium phosphate (tcp)/polylactic acid (pla) …

K Elhattab, SB Bhaduri, P Sikder - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
The primary goal of this study is to develop and analyze 3D printed structures based on a
well-known composite known as β-Tricalcium Phosphate (TCP)–polylactic acid (PLA). There …

[HTML][HTML] Energy consumption versus strength in MEΧ 3D printing of polylactic acid

N Vidakis, M Petousis, E Karapidakis… - Advances in Industrial …, 2023 - Elsevier
The cost-effectiveness and the environmental impact of Additive Manufacturing (AM) are
nowadays two of the hottest process-related industrial and research topics. Energy efficiency …

[HTML][HTML] Fused Filament Fabrication 3D printed polypropylene/alumina nanocomposites: Effect of filler loading on the mechanical reinforcement

N Vidakis, M Petousis, E Velidakis, N Mountakis… - Polymer Testing, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) printed Polypropylene (PP) reinforced with aluminum oxide
(Al 2 O 3) nanoparticles (NPs) were developed and fully characterized in this study …