PLA (polylactic acid) is one of the most widely used plastics in theadditive manufacturingsector. Invented in 1930 by chemist Wallace Carothers, also the developer of nylon and neoprene, this material can be used in filament orpelletform for desktop 3D printers or more industrial solutions. Unlik...
Check out the3D printing Essentials: Bed Levelingfor best practices when leveling your bed. If part of the bed is too far from the nozzle and the other part of the bed is too close, filament can drag around and create compounding problems. Check the temperatures. Make sure you’re printing...
If it isn’t stored correctly, PLA filament can become saturated with moisture. This can cause the filament to become brittle, or cause stringing, leading to problems with your prints. Whilst PLA is not as sensitive to moisture as other 3D printing filaments can be, correct storage can reduce...
Therefore, 3D printing of calcium phosphate-based bioactive composite scaffolds had become a new research direction; its successful implementation could help to solve the problems in the current scaffold preparation methods [5,27,28]. For instance, Ying applied Direct Ink Writing (DIW) method to ...
3D printing 1. Introduction The progress in different industrial sectors require the use of high-performance lightweight materials that can be fabricated at minimal cost. Additive manufacturing has drawn attention of many researchers to address the same issue and make suitable lightweight components for...
Optimize your 3D prints with our guide to PLA temperature settings. Learn the best nozzle, bed, and drying temperatures for perfect PLA prints every time.
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(164) manufactured PLA scaffolds by FDM and then coated them by immersion in polydopamine (PDA) and type I collagen (COL) solutions. The PDA/COL-coated PLA scaffolds showed improved cell adhesion and enhanced metabolic activity of MSCs during the first week of culture. Also, ECM components, ...
However, bacterial adherence and biofilm development on PLA 3D printing surfaces continue to be serious issues. To solve these problems, studies have been done on natural compounds having antibacterial, antiadhesive and antibiofilm properties to be an appropriate strategy. Recently, Natural substances ...
The synthesis of the nanoparticles was carried out according to the procedure already reported [24]. Initially, two solutions were used: the first consisted of 5.5 g of ZnCl2in 200 mL of distilled water. The second solution was a 5 M solution of NaOH in distilled water. Subsequently, the ...