TY - GEN
T1 - The flexibility controlling study for 3D printed splint
AU - Li, Jian-You
AU - Tanaka, Hiroya
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 SPIE.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - The 3D printed splint's light weight, ventilation and water proof are considered as significant improvement for patients' comfortableness. Somehow, the flexible material is required in the splint to avoid skin friction may cased by its rigid edge, but this would increase the complexity and timeconsuming. In this study, two main techniques to control the infilling densities and printing temperature are applied on printing splint prototype. The gradual increasing of infilling density from splint outside to inside would turn the partial strength from hard to flexible. Besides, higher printing temperature can also achieve stronger hardness after cooling. Such structural can provide high strength in outside surface to keep the immovable function, and give flexible touch of inside surface to decrease friction on the patient's skin.
AB - The 3D printed splint's light weight, ventilation and water proof are considered as significant improvement for patients' comfortableness. Somehow, the flexible material is required in the splint to avoid skin friction may cased by its rigid edge, but this would increase the complexity and timeconsuming. In this study, two main techniques to control the infilling densities and printing temperature are applied on printing splint prototype. The gradual increasing of infilling density from splint outside to inside would turn the partial strength from hard to flexible. Besides, higher printing temperature can also achieve stronger hardness after cooling. Such structural can provide high strength in outside surface to keep the immovable function, and give flexible touch of inside surface to decrease friction on the patient's skin.
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U2 - 10.1117/12.2261649
DO - 10.1117/12.2261649
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85024122494
T3 - Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
BT - Nanosensors, Biosensors, Info-Tech Sensors and 3D Systems 2017
A2 - Varadan, Vijay K.
PB - SPIE
T2 - Nanosensors, Biosensors, Info-Tech Sensors and 3D Systems 2017
Y2 - 26 March 2017 through 29 March 2017
ER -