Liquid printed pneumatics

Sparrman, Bjorn; Kernizan, Schendy; Laucks, Jared; Tibbits, Skylar; Guberan, Christophe

doi:10.1145/3305367.3340318

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“…• MIT Self-Assembly Lab's Rapid Liquid Printing: This printing technology uses a robotic arm to deposit liquid materials in a 3D space, allowing for the creation of large-scale objects with dynamic properties [40]. The printed objects can change shape or properties over time in response to specific stimuli.…”

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Revolutionizing Healthcare with 3D/ 4D Printing and Smart Materials

Ibanga

Bamidele

Romero

et al. 2023

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3D printing technology has revolutionized the way products are manufactured, and it has opened up new possibilities in the field of smart materials. Smart materials are materials that can change their properties in response to external stimuli, such as temperature, pressure, or light. By combining 3D printing technology with smart materials, highly customizable and responsive products are created. The addition of the time dimension to 3D printing has introduced 4D printing technology, which has gained considerable attention in different fields such as medical, art, and engineering. To bridge the gap in knowledge of 4D, this paper assessed the revolution in healthcare with 3D/4D printing and smart materials. Data was generated as part of a broader empirical study which sought to explore healthcare personnel and electrical engineers’ perception on the practices around the use of 3D/4D printing technology and smart materials. The main method used was structured interviews. 12 participant were purposively selected and interviewed including healthcare personnel and electrical engineers form Philippines and Nigeria. The findings reveal an array of activities undertaken using both 3D and 4D. Furthermore, the study revealed that 4D printing is a new generation of 3D printing. Another aspect of the 3D usage is the integration of electrical stimulation and smart implant as a new area of study in healthcare. 3D could also be used to monitoring the smart implant performance. The study also evaluate the possibility of using Internet of things (IoT) in the smart implant as some device embeds smart materials. Smart implant commonly used includes orthopedic applications, such as knee and hip replacement, spine fusion, and fracture fixation. The smart materials used in this technology are important because 3D printing allows printed structures to be dynamic. The paper highpoints is that 4D printing has great potential for the future.

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Section: E 4d Printer Used In Healthcarementioning

confidence: 99%

Revolutionizing Healthcare with 3D/ 4D Printing and Smart Materials

Ibanga

Bamidele

Romero

et al. 2023

ESL

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“…Pneumatic structures, usually made of soft materials, have received great attention in recent years in the human-computer interaction (HCI) field due to their good capabilities of dynamic movements. In previous studies of Soft Robotics (Mosadegh et al, 2014;Shepherd et al, 2011), elastic materials poured into moulds make air chambers which expand under high pressure after inflation, thus achieving rich dynamic deformation, and 3D printing technologies have been adopted to simplify its manufacturing process (Sparrman et al, 2019). Affected by the gravity, however, a large-scale elastic body is difficult to support itself.…”

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confidence: 99%

Dynamic Inflatable Structures and Digital Fabrication Process

Lin¹,

Hsu²

2022

Proceedings of the 40th International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eC

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Inflatable structures made of flat film materials have an advantage of low cost, lightweight and rapid deployment, but the variation of their forms is relatively limited, and it is a challenge to produce pneumatic deformations. This paper proposes a designing and manufacturing process of inflatable structures which are made of flat film materials and are able to perform dynamic movements. The process includes steps in which a target 3D surface is produced through programmed 2D paths heat-sealed on flat films of different thickness, leading to a structure composed of air chambers. A parametric modelling procedure and associated principles are developed for the relationship between the forms of a flat-film-based inflatable structure and the heat sealing patterns on the film. A system of double-layer air chambers was designed to control the direction of bending movements. In addition, the form variation of a designed inflatable structure can be achieved by a parametric design process described in this paper.

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“…Rapid liquid printing technique developed by the MIT Self-Assembly Lab allows for the production of largescale things with dynamic features. It works by using a robotic arm to deposit liquid ingredients in a threedimensional environment (Sparrman al., 2019). 4 With time, the printed items' characteristics or form may alter in reaction to certain stimuli.…”

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“…It works by using a robotic arm to deposit liquid ingredients in a threedimensional environment (Sparrman al., 2019). 4 With time, the printed items' characteristics or form may alter in reaction to certain stimuli.…”

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confidence: 99%