3D Printed Functional and Biological Materials on Moving Freeform Surfaces.

ABSTRACT: Conventional 3D printing technologies typically rely on open-loop, calibrate-then-print operation procedures. An alternative approach is adaptive 3D printing, which is a closed-loop method that combines real-time feedback control and direct ink writing of functional materials in order to fabricate devices on moving freeform surfaces. Here, it is demonstrated that the changes of states in the 3D printing workspace in terms of the geometries and motions of target surfaces can be perceived by an integrated robotic system aided by computer vision. A hybrid fabrication procedure combining 3D printing of electrical connects with automatic pick-and-placing of surface-mounted electronic components yields functional electronic devices on a free-moving human hand. Using this same approach, cell-lade

SUBMITTER: Zhu Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6310159 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature