Rapid Prototyping Journal: Volume 20 Issue 4

Rapid prototyping-assisted fabrication of the customized metatarsophalangeal joint implant (SamKu): A case report

Sameer C. Raghatate, Abhaykumar M. Kuthe, Tushar R. Deshmukh, Sandeep W. Dahake

The main purpose of this paper is to report the successful treatment modality for patients suffering from arthritis of the metatarsophalangeal joint (MTPJ) of the foot which…

Functionalization of SLS parts for application as SERS substrates in chemical analysis: Preliminary results

Grazielle de Oliveira Setti, Marcelo Fernandes de Oliveira, Izaque Alves Maia, Jorge Vicente Lopes da Silva, Ednan Joanni

This paper aims to demonstrate the functionalization of polyamide parts made by selective laser sintering (SLS) for application as substrates for chemical analysis by…

Correlation between mechanical and surface properties of SLS parts

Grazielle de Oliveira Setti, Marcelo Fernandes de Oliveira, Izaque Alves Maia, Jorge Vicente Lopes da Silva, Raluca Savu, Ednan Joanni

The purpose of this paper is to compare the results from mechanical testing with measurements of surface-dependent properties performed on polyamide parts made by selective laser…

Fatigue behaviour of laser-sintered PA12 specimens under four-point rotating bending

Javier Munguia, Kenny Dalgarno

The purpose of this paper was twofold: first, to determine if rotating bending could be used as an effective way of determining the fatigue behaviour of laser-sintered nylon, and…

Selective laser melting of Ti6Al7Nb with hydroxyapatite addition

Teodora Marcu, Cinzia Menapace, Luca Girardini, Dan Leordean, Catalin Popa

The purpose of this paper was to obtain by means of selective laser melting and then characterize biocomposites of medical-grade Ti6Al7Nb with hydroxyapatite (2 and 5 vol.%) and…

Animaris Geneticus Parvus: Design of a complex multi-body walking mechanism

Bo Jansen, Eugeni L. Doubrovski, Jouke C. Verlinden

This paper investigates how designers exploit the full potential of additive manufacturing (AM). AM yields a broad range of advantageous properties including the possibility to…

Continuous 3D-printing for additive manufacturing

Daniel Günther, Bastian Heymel, Johannes Franz Günther, Ingo Ederer

– This paper aims to present the results that can be achieved using continuous three-dimensional (3D) printing technology.

Effects of peak laser power on laser micro sintering of nickel powder by pulsed Nd:YAG laser

Linda Ke, Haihong Zhu, Jie Yin, Xinbing Wang

– The purpose of this paper is to report the influence of the peak laser power on laser micro sintering 4-μm nickel powder using Q-switched 1064-nm Nd:YAG laser.

Color-coded patient-specific physical models of congenital heart disease

Fariha Ejaz, Justin Ryan, Megan Henriksen, Lillee Stomski, Megan Feith, Michele Osborn, Stephen Pophal, Randy Richardson, David Frakes

– The purpose of this study was to develop and apply new physical heart defect models (PHDMs) that are patient-specific and color-coded with an optimized map.

Editorial

Ian Campbell