Multi-material, multi-technology stereolithography: This feature article covers a decade of research into tackling one of the major challenges of the stereolithography technique, which is including multiple materials in one construct

Virtual and Physical Prototyping

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 181-194

  Wicker, Ryan B ^a   MacDonald, Eric W ^a  

^a 500 W University Avenue   (United States)

Author keywords

additive manufacturing; direct print 3D structural electronics; hybrid manufacturing; multiple material; tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING; BIOCHEMICAL FUNCTIONALITY; DIMENSIONAL ACCURACY; DIRECT PRINT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FUNCTIONAL PRODUCTS; HIGH QUALITY SURFACE; HYBRID MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; IMPLANTABLE MATERIALS; MECHANICAL STRUCTURES; MULTIPLE MATERIALS; MULTIPLE TECHNOLOGY; SPATIAL CONTROL; TISSUE ENGINEERED CONSTRUCTS;

PRINTING MACHINERY; STEREOLITHOGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; TISSUE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

MATERIALS;

EID: 84866882021     PISSN: 17452759     EISSN: 17452767     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17452759.2012.721119     Document Type: Article

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