TY - JOUR A1 - Castanon-Jano, Laura A1 - Palomera-Obregon, Paula A1 - Lázaro, Mariano A1 - Blanco-Fernandez, Elena A1 - Blasón Gonzalez, Sergio T1 - Enhancing sustainability in polymer 3D printing via fusion filament fabrication through integration of by-products in powder form: Mechanical and thermal characterization N2 - FFF (fused filament fabrication) is a type of 3D printing that utilizes filament for part creation. This study proposes using by-products or waste to replace part of the plastic in FFF filament, reducing environmental impact. The aim is to maintain a simple manufacturing process involving extrusion on a single-screw desktop machine followed by printing. The plastic matrix comprises polylactic acid (PLA) and polyethylene glycol (PETG), with added powdered by-products: seashells, car glass and mill scale (metal). Additives will be incorporated at 10% and 20% by weight, with two grain sizes: up to 0.09 mm and up to 0.018 mm. Mechanical tests (tensile, flexural and hardness) and thermal characterization tests will be conducted. Findings suggest adding 10%w powder of any variety to PETG increases tensile strength up to 48%, with metal powder (mill scale) showing the highest enhancement, even at 20%w, resulting in a 41% increase. Conversely, adding powder to PLA worsens mechanical properties without stiffening the material; instead, the elastic modulus decreases. Metal grain size has minimal impact, with grain sizes lower than 0.09 mm optimal for PLA. Thermal conductivity in polymers blended with powder additives is lower than in virgin polymers, likely due to air void formation, supported by density and microscopic evaluations. This research underscores the potential of utilizing waste materials with a simple FFF filament production to enhance sustainability in 3D printing practices. KW - 3D printing KW - FFF KW - PLA KW - PETg KW - Metal powder KW - Glass powder KW - Seashells powder KW - Tension KW - Bending KW - Thermal properties KW - Sustainability KW - Plastic consumption PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-635027 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-024-13635-3 SN - 0268-3768 VL - 133 IS - 3-4 SP - 1251 EP - 1269 PB - Springer CY - London AN - OPUS4-63502 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Wang, Y. A1 - Ulbricht, Alexander A1 - Schmidt, F. A1 - Müller, Bernd R. A1 - Kupsch, Andreas A1 - Schwitalla, A.D. T1 - Micro-CT analysis and mechanical properties of low dimensional CFR-PEEK specimens additively manufactured by material extrusion N2 - Material extrusion of thermoplastic polymers enables the realization of complex specific designs with high performance composites. The present study aims at evaluating the mechanical properties of carbon fiberreinforced semi-crystalline thermoplastic polymer polyether ether ketone (CFR-PEEK) manufactured by material extrusion and correlating them with results obtained by micro-CT. Samples in the shape of small bars were provided by Kumovis (Munich, Germany). The determination of surface roughness and density was followed by three-point bending tests. To reveal the pore distribution as well as the fusion quality of CFR PEEK when applied with external forces, micro-CT scans were performed with an X-ray microscope before and after the mechanical test to localize the sites where the fracture is generated. The density of CFR-PEEK bars indicated that they had superior mechanical properties compared with our previous study on unfilled 3D printed PEEK (bending modulus: (5.4 ± 0.5) GPa vs. (1.05 ± 0.05) GPa to (1.48 ± 0.10) GPa; bending strength: (167 ± 11) MPa vs. (51 ± 15) to (193 ± 7) MPa). Micro-CT analyses revealed the local 3D-distribution of voids. Voids of 30 μm diameter are nearly spherical and make up the main part of the total porosity. The larger the voids, the more they deviate from a spherical shape. Significant lack-of-fusion voids are located between the deposited filaments. By growing and merging, they act as seeds for the forming fracture line in the region of the flexural specimens where the maximum local tensile stresses occurred under bending load. Our work provides a detailed analysis of printed PEEK with fiber additive and relates this with mechanical properties. KW - CFR-PEEK KW - Material extrusion (MEX) KW - FFF KW - Surface topography KW - Bending property KW - Micro-CT PY - 2023 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2023.106085 SN - 1751-6161 VL - 146 SP - 1 EP - 9 PB - Elsevier Ltd. AN - OPUS4-58112 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bantz, C. A1 - Koshkina, Olga A1 - Lang, Thomas A1 - Galla, H.-J. A1 - Kirkpatrick, C.J. A1 - Stauber, R.H. A1 - Maskos, M. T1 - The surface properties of nanoparticles determine the agglomeration state and the size of the particles under physiological conditions N2 - Due to the recent widespread application of nanomaterials to biological systems, a careful consideration of their physiological impact is required. This demands an understanding of the complex processes at the bio–nano interface. Therefore, a comprehensive and accurate characterization of the material under physiological conditions is crucial to correlate the observed biological impact with defined colloidal properties. As promising candidates for biomedical applications, two SiO2-based nanomaterial systems were chosen for extensive size characterization to investigate the agglomeration behavior under physiological conditions. To combine the benefits of different characterization techniques and to compensate for their respective drawbacks, transmission electron microscopy, dynamic light scattering and asymmetric flow field-flow fractionation were applied. The investigated particle systems were (i) negatively charged silica particles and (ii) poly(organosiloxane) particles offering variable surface modification opportunities (positively charged, polymer coated). It is shown that the surface properties primarily determine the agglomeration state of the particles and therefore their effective size, especially under physiological conditions. Thus, the biological identity of a nanomaterial is clearly influenced by differentiating surface properties. KW - Nanomaterial characterization KW - Physiological conditions KW - Surface properties KW - Silica nanoparticles KW - Siloxane nanoparticles KW - Nanoparticles KW - Colloids KW - Silica KW - Polyorganosiloxane KW - Siloxane KW - Characterization KW - Transmission electron microscopy KW - TEM KW - Cryo-TEM KW - Asymetrical flow field-flow fractionation KW - AF-FFF KW - Field-flow fractionation KW - FFF KW - Dynamic light scattering KW - DLS KW - PCS PY - 2014 DO - https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.5.188 SN - 2190-4286 VL - 5 SP - 1774 EP - 1786 CY - Frankfurt, M. AN - OPUS4-32575 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -