All Outputs (10)

3-dimensional inkjet printing of macro structures from silver nanoparticles (2017)
Journal Article
Vaithilingam, J., Saleh, E., Körner, L., Wildman, R. D., Hague, R. J., Leach, R. K., & Tuck, C. J. (2018). 3-dimensional inkjet printing of macro structures from silver nanoparticles. Materials and Design, 139, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2017.10.070

The adoption of additive manufacturing technology is gaining interest for processing precious metals. In this study, the capability of inkjet printing was explored to fabricate macroscopic parts from commercial silver nanoparticle ink (AgNPs). A besp... Read More about 3-dimensional inkjet printing of macro structures from silver nanoparticles.

3D reactive inkjet printing of polydimethylsiloxane (2017)
Journal Article
Sturgess, C., Tuck, C. J., Ashcroft, I. A., & Wildman, R. D. (2017). 3D reactive inkjet printing of polydimethylsiloxane. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 5(37), 9733-9745. https://doi.org/10.1039/c7tc02412f

© 2017 The Royal Society of Chemistry. Material jetting is a process whereby liquid material can be deposited onto a substrate to solidify. Through a process of progressive additional layers, this deposition can then be used to produce 3D structures.... Read More about 3D reactive inkjet printing of polydimethylsiloxane.

3D inkjet printing of tablets exploiting bespoke complex geometries for controlled and tuneable drug release (2017)
Journal Article
Kyobula, M., Adedeji, A., Alexander, M. R., Saleh, E., Wildman, R. D., Ashcroft, I., …Roberts, C. J. (2017). 3D inkjet printing of tablets exploiting bespoke complex geometries for controlled and tuneable drug release. Journal of Controlled Release, 261, 207-215. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jconrel.2017.06.025

A hot melt 3D inkjet printing method with the potential to manufacture formulations in complex and adaptable geometries for the controlled loading and release of medicines is presented. This first use of a precisely controlled solvent free inkjet pri... Read More about 3D inkjet printing of tablets exploiting bespoke complex geometries for controlled and tuneable drug release.

A Tripropylene Glycol Diacrylate-based Polymeric Support Ink for Material Jetting (2017)
Journal Article
Aboulkhair, N., He, Y., Zhang, F., Saleh, E., Vaithilingam, J., Aboulkhair, N. T., …Wildman, R. D. (2017). A Tripropylene Glycol Diacrylate-based Polymeric Support Ink for Material Jetting. Additive Manufacturing, 16, 153-161. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2017.06.001

© 2017 Support structures and materials are indispensable components in many Additive Manufacturing (AM) systems in order to fabricate complex 3D structures. For inkjet-based AM techniques (known as Material Jetting), there is a paucity of studies o... Read More about A Tripropylene Glycol Diacrylate-based Polymeric Support Ink for Material Jetting.

A novel approach to design lesion-specific stents for minimum recoil (2016)
Journal Article
Farhan Khan, M., Brackett, D., Ashcroft, I., Tuck, C., & Wildman, R. D. (in press). A novel approach to design lesion-specific stents for minimum recoil. Journal of Medical Devices, 11(1), Article 011001. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4034880

Stent geometries are obtained by topology optimization for minimized compliance under different stenosis levels and plaque material types. Three levels of stenosis by cross-sectional area, i.e., 30%, 40%, and 50% and three different plaque material p... Read More about A novel approach to design lesion-specific stents for minimum recoil.

A new photocrosslinkable polycaprolactone based ink for three dimensional inkjet printing (2016)
Journal Article
He, Y., Tuck, C., Prina, E., Kilsby, S., Christie, S. D., Edmondson, S., …Wildman, R. D. (2017). A new photocrosslinkable polycaprolactone based ink for three dimensional inkjet printing. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials, 105(6), 1645-1657. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm.b.33699

A new type of photocrosslinkable polycaprolactone (PCL)-based ink that is suitable for three-dimensional (3D) inkjet printing has been developed. Photocrosslinkable PCL dimethylacrylate was synthesized and mixed with poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate... Read More about A new photocrosslinkable polycaprolactone based ink for three dimensional inkjet printing.

Inkjet printing of polyimide insulators for the 3D printing of dielectric materials for microelectronic applications (2016)
Journal Article
Zhang, F., Tuck, C., Hague, R. J., He, Y., Saleh, E., Li, Y., …Wildman, R. D. (2016). Inkjet printing of polyimide insulators for the 3D printing of dielectric materials for microelectronic applications. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, https://doi.org/10.1002/APP.43361

In this article, we report the first continuous fabrication of inkjet-printed polyimide films, which were used as insulating layers for the production of capacitors. The polyimide ink was prepared from its precursor poly(amic) acid, and directly prin... Read More about Inkjet printing of polyimide insulators for the 3D printing of dielectric materials for microelectronic applications.

Shape complexity and process energy consumption in electron beam melting: a case of something for nothing in additive manufacturing? (2016)
Journal Article
Baumers, M., Tuck, C., Wildman, R. D., Ashcroft, I., & Hague, R. J. (in press). Shape complexity and process energy consumption in electron beam melting: a case of something for nothing in additive manufacturing?. Journal of Industrial Ecology, https://doi.org/10.1111/jiec.12397

Additive manufacturing (AM) technology is capable of building up component geometry in a layer-by-layer process, entirely without tools, molds, or dies. One advantage of the approach is that it is capable of efficiently creating complex product geome... Read More about Shape complexity and process energy consumption in electron beam melting: a case of something for nothing in additive manufacturing?.

An inverse method for determining the spatially resolved properties of viscoelastic–viscoplastic three-dimensional printed materials (2015)
Journal Article
Chen, X., Ashcroft, I., Wildman, R. D., & Tuck, C. (2015). An inverse method for determining the spatially resolved properties of viscoelastic–viscoplastic three-dimensional printed materials. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 471(2183), Article 20150477. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2015.0477

A method using experimental nanoindentation and inverse finite-element analysis (FEA) has been developed that enables the spatial variation of material constitutive properties to be accurately determined. The method was used to measure property varia... Read More about An inverse method for determining the spatially resolved properties of viscoelastic–viscoplastic three-dimensional printed materials.

A Study on the Laser Spatter and the Oxidation Reactions During Selective Laser Melting of 316L Stainless Steel, Al-Si10-Mg, and Ti-6Al-4V (2015)
Journal Article
Hague, R., Tuck, C., Simonelli, M., Tuck, C., Aboulkhair, N. T., Maskery, I., …Hague, R. J. (2015). A Study on the Laser Spatter and the Oxidation Reactions During Selective Laser Melting of 316L Stainless Steel, Al-Si10-Mg, and Ti-6Al-4V. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 46(9), 3842-3851. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-015-2882-8

The creation of an object by selective laser melting (SLM) occurs by melting contiguous areas of a powder bed according to a corresponding digital model. It is therefore clear that the success of this metal Additive Manufacturing (AM) technology reli... Read More about A Study on the Laser Spatter and the Oxidation Reactions During Selective Laser Melting of 316L Stainless Steel, Al-Si10-Mg, and Ti-6Al-4V.