Sterilization of FDM-manufactured parts

23rd Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium - An Additive Manufacturing Conference, SFF 2012

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 285-296

  Perez, Mireya ^a   Block, Michael ^b   Espalin, David ^a   Winker, Rob ^b   Hoppe, Terry ^b   Medina, Francisco ^a   Wicker, Ryan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^b Stratasys Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3D PRINTERS; MANUFACTURE; STERILIZATION (CLEANING);

ETHYLENE OXIDES; FUSED DEPOSITION MODELING; MEDICAL DEVICES; STERILITY TESTING; TRYPTIC SOY BROTHS;

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT;

EID: 84898455890     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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