3D Printing Optimization for Environmental Sustainability: Experimenting with Materials of Protective Face Shield Frames.

ABSTRACT: The motivation for research on 3D printing of protective face shields was the urgent societal demand for healthcare in the fight against the spread of COVID19 pandemic. Research is based on a literature review that shows that objects produced by additive technologies do not always have consistent quality suitable for the given purpose of use. Besides, they have different effects on the environment and leave different footprints. The overall goal of the research was to find out the most suitable thermoplastic material for printing shield frames in terms of mechanical properties, geometric accuracy, weight, printing time, filament price, and environmental sustainability. Fused deposition modeling (FDM) technology was used for 3D printing, and three different filaments were investigated: poly

SUBMITTER: Zgodavova K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8585375 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature